Fecundation

Definitions: Fecundation

Fecundation

Noun

1. Creation by the union of sperm or pollen with an animal or plant or egg cell.

2. Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure.

Domain	Definitions
Medicine	The basic phenomenon of the sexual reproduction consisting of the union of two gametes of different sex. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Fecundation

Synonyms: dressing (n), fertilisation (n), fertilization (n), impregnation (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Production	Bringing forth; Verb:: parturition, birth, birth-throe, childbirth, delivery, confinement, accouchement, travail, labor, midwifery, obstetrics; geniture; gestation; (maturation); assimilation; evolution, development, growth; entelechy; fertilization, gemination, germination, heterogamy, genesis, generation, epigenesis, procreation, progeneration, propagation; fecundation, impregnation; albumen.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Fecundation

English words defined with "fecundation": Ovulist ♦ Prefecundation ♦ Ypsiliform. (references)

Etymologies containing "fecundation": Autofecundation. (references)

"Fecundation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fecundation" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	2	245,945

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Language		Translations for "fecundation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		pllenim (impregnation, insemination, pollination). (various references)

Arabic		‏تلقيح (fertilization, fertilizing, impregnation, inoculation, pollination, vaccination). (various references)

Danish		befrugtning (fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation, telegony). (various references)

Dutch		fecundatio (fertilisation, fertilization), fecundatie (fertilisation, fertilization), bevruchting (conception, fertilisation, fertilization, gnathic index, impregnation, telegony). (various references)

Finnish		fertilisaatio (fertilisation, fertilization), hedelmöitys (conception, fertilisation, fertilization, fructification), hedelmöityminen (conception, fertilisation, fertilization), hedelmöittyminen (fertilisation, fertilization). (various references)

French		fertilisation (fertilisation, fertilization, fertilizer application, fertilizing), fécondation (fertilisation, fertilization, fertilizing). (various references)

German		Befruchtung (fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation, insemination, pollination). (various references)

Greek		γονιμοποίηση (fertilisation, fertilization, flowering, impregnation, insemination, pollination, telegony, time). (various references)

Hungarian		megtermékenyítés (fructification, impregnation, insemination). (various references)

Italian		fecondazione (fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation, insemination). (various references)

Manx		jannoo torragh (fecundate, fertilize, impregnate, impregnation). (various references)

Pig Latin		ecundationfay

Portuguese		fecundar (fertilize, fructose, impregnated). (various references)

Romanian		fecundare (fertilization, impregnation, insemination), fecundaţie. (various references)

Spanish		fecundación (fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation). (various references)

Swedish		befruktning (conception, fertilisation, fertilization, fructification, impregnation, stimulation). (various references)

Ukranian		запліднення (conception, fertilization, impregnation, insemination). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "fecundation": fecundations. (additional references)
	Words ending with "fecundation": superfecundation. (additional references)
	Words containing "fecundation": superfecundations. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "fecundation" (pronounced 'Fec`un*da"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-f-i-n-n-o-t-u"
	-1 letter: confidante, fountained, functioned.
	-2 letters: auctioned, cautioned, confidant, confident, contained, continued, education, unnoticed.
	-3 letters: anointed, antinode, cantoned, catenoid, confined, confuted, continua, continue, countian, eduction, financed, fountain, function, incanted, incudate, infecund, inundate, outdance, outfaced, unatoned, uncinate, uncoated, uncoined.
	-4 letters: aconite, actinon, ancient, auction, audient, candent, caution, codeina, conduit, confide, confine, confute, connate, contain, contend, counted, ctenoid.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-f-i-n-n-o-t-u"
	+1 letter: fecundations.
	+2 letters: malfunctioned.
	+5 letters: superfecundation.
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