Fertilization

  

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Fertilization

Definitions: Fertilization

Fertilization

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.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "fertilization" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1891. (references)

 

Specialty Definitions: Fertilization

DomainDefinitions

Biology & Biotechnology

Additional input of nutrient elements in an ecosystem, of natural(e. g. after fires, floods)or anthropic origin. Source: European Union. (references)
 The union of the nucleus and other cellular constituents of a male gamete(pollen or sperm)with those of a female gamete(i. e. ovum or egg)to form a zygote from which may develop a new plant. Source: European Union. (references)

Medicine

The basic phenomenon of the sexual reproduction consisting of the union of two gametes of different sex. Source: European Union. (references)

Weather

A term used to denote efforts to enhance plant growth by increased application of nitrogen-based fertilizer or increased deposition of nitrates in precipitation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Fertilization

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

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Synonyms within Context: Fertilization

ContextSynonyms 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.

Productiveness

Milch cow, rabbit, hydra, warren, seed plot, land flowing with milk and honey; second crop, aftermath; aftercrop, aftergrowth; arrish, eddish, rowen; protoplasm; fertilization.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Fertilization

English words defined with "fertilization": androgenesis, androgeny, apogametic, apogamic, apogamous, apogamy, apomixisblastodermic vesicle, blastulaCarpophyte, Close fertilization, conception, cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization, cross-pollination, cycad family, Cycadaceaefamily Cycadaceae, fertile period, fertile phase, fertilization age, fertilization membrane, fetal ageGeitonogamy, gestational age, GrossificationHectocotylus, HeterogamyIllegitimate fertilization, Illegitimate union, Intercrossluteal phasemanure, muck, Multiple conjugationOrthogamy, ovuleparthenogenesis, parthenogeny, Polyembryony, Proembryo, pronucleus, Pseudovumsecretory phase, self-fertilisation, self-fertilization, self-pollination, superfecundation, superfetationtest-tube babyvirgin birthXenogamyzona pellucida. (references)
Specialty definitions using "fertilization": carbon dioxide fertilizationEmbryo Loss, Embryo TransferFertilization in Vitro, Fertilization, Carbon Dioxide, FIELD SUPERVISOR, SEED PRODUCTIONhybridationPregnancy Outcome, Preimplantation PhaseSOIL SCIENTIST, Sperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicTriptorelinYield monitoringZygote Intrafallopian Transfer. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Fertilization

DomainTitle

Books

  • Fertilization and Embryonic Development in Vitro (reference)

  • Handbook of In Vitro Fertilization, Second Edition (reference)

  • In Vitro Fertilization (reference)

  • Test Tube Babies: In-Vitro Fertilization (Science at the Edge) (reference)

  • Tough Choices: In Vitro Fertilization and the Reproductive Technologies (Health, Society, and Policy) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Fertilization

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Fertilization

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Aerial Fertilization Project.Credit: D. Huntington.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Fertilization

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Fertilization in the mosquito midgut occurs rapidly. (references)

Another option open to parents is in vitro fertilization with preimplantation screening. (references)

If fertilization does not occur, estrogen and progesterone levels drop, the lining of your uterus breaks down, and your period starts. (references)

Economic History

Azerbaijan

These crops require less fertilization and mechanization, can be cultivated in small plots, and can be marketed directly. (references)

Egypt

The interruption of yearly, natural fertilization and the increasing salinity of the soil has been a manageable problem resulting from the dam. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Fertilization

"Fertilization" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fertilization" is used about 119 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%11929,501

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Fertilization

Expressions using "fertilization": Close fertilization Cross fertilization fertilization age Fertilization in Vitro fertilization membrane Illegitimate fertilization. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "fertilization": fertilization-induced.

Ending with "fertilization": cross-fertilization, over-fertilization, self-fertilization.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fertilization

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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317

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31

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5

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24

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5

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23

chicken fertilization

5

human fertilization

22

after fertilization ovulation

5

in vetro fertilization

17

fertilization picture

5

in vitro fertilization cost

14

fertilization foliar

5

invitro fertilization cost

12

artificial fertilization

5

ovulation fertilization

9

fertilization period

5

fertilization pregnancy

9

human egg fertilization

4

chicken egg fertilization

8

external fertilization

4

fertilization implantation

8

fertilization internal

4

lawn fertilization

8

conception fertilization

4

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4

fertilization process

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sperm fertilization

4

fertilization plant

8

calendar fertilization

4

fertilization in picture vitro

7

in vitro fertilization clinic

4

tree fertilization

7

fertilization ovum

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Fertilization

Language Translations for "fertilization"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaan

  

bemisting (dressing, manuring), bemesting (dressing, manuring). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

fekondim, plehërim (manuring). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏تلقيح (fecundation, fertilizing, impregnation, inoculation, pollination, vaccination), ‏تسميد (fertilizing, manuring), ‏تخصيب (fattening, fertilizing, impregnation, insemination), ‏إخصاب (fruitfulness). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

торене (manuring), опрашване (pollination), оплождане (insemination), оплодяване (impregnation, insemination), подобрение (amelioration, amendment, betterment, correction, improvement, melioration, pickup, progress, rally, retrieval). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

受精 (fertilisation). (various references)

   

Czech

  

oplodnìní. (various references)

   

Danish

  

goedskning med kunstgoedskning (dressing, fertilizer application, fertilizing), gødskning (fertilizing, manuring), gødning (dressing, fertiliser, fertilizer, fertilizer application, fertilizing, manure), befrugtning (fecundation, fertilisation, impregnation, telegony). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

bemesting (dressing, fertilizer application, fertilizing, manuring). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

sterkado (dressing, manuring). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

hedelmöitys (conception, fecundation, fertilisation, fructification), hedelmöityminen (conception, fecundation, fertilisation). (various references)

   

French

  

fertilisation (fecundation, fertilisation, fertilizer application, fertilizing), fécondation (fecundation, fertilisation, fertilizing). (various references)

   

German

  

befruchtung (fecundation, fertilisation, impregnation, insemination, pollination), düngung (dressing, fertilisation, fertilizer application, fertilizing, groundswell, manuring). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

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

   

Hebrew 

  

"פרי" (impregnation, insemination), "פרח" (flowering, flying, revival, spreading), "פרא", "ז"בלות (manuring), "שון. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

termékenyítés. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

penghamilan (impregnation), pemupukan (cultivating, fertilizing). (various references)

   

Italian

  

fertilizzazione (breeding, dressing, fecundation, fertilisation, fertilizer application, fertilizing, manuring), fecondazione (fecundation, fertilisation, impregnation, insemination). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

受胎 (conception). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

せひ (manuring), じゅたい (conception), じゅふ" (pollinization), じゅせい (Confucian scholar, impregnation, pollination). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

'부하게 함 (fertilisation). (various references)

   

Manx

  

torraghey (fertilize, impregnaion), lhiasaghey thallooin. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

befruktning. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ertilizationfay

   

Portuguese

  

fertilização (dressing, fertilizer application, fertilizing). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

fertilizare (impregnation), fecundare (fecundation, impregnation, insemination). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

оплодотворение (impregnation, insemination, semination). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

oplodnja (insemination), đubrenje (manuring, topdressing). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

fertilización (dressing, fecundation, fertilisation, fertilizer application, fertilizing, spawning), fecundación (fecundation, fertilisation, impregnation), abono (compost, deposit, dressing, dung, fertiliser, fertilizer, guarantee, manure, manuring, muck, pass, payment, receipt, season ticket, subscription), abonamiento (dressing, fertilizer application, fertilizing). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

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

   

Turkish

  

verimi artırma, gübreleme (fertilizing, manuring), dölleme (fructification, impregnation, insemination), aşılama (grafting, immunization, implantation, impregnation, infusion, inoculation, instillation, instillment, instilment, vaccinal, vaccination). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

удобрення (enrichment), запліднення (conception, fecundation, impregnation, insemination), запилення (pollination). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự thụ thai. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Fertilization

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

coitu, coitum, coitus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Fertilization

Derivations

Words beginning with "fertilization": fertilizations. (additional references)

Words ending with "fertilization": overfertilization. (additional references)

Words containing "fertilization": overfertilizations. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Fertilization" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fetilisation, fetilization, foetalization, metisization. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Fertilization"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "fertilization" (pronounced fer'tuluzā"shun)
9-t u l u z ā" sh u ncapitalization, hospitalization, recapitalization, revitalization, utilization.
8-u l u z ā" sh u ncannibalization, centralization, civilization, commercialization, criminalization, decentralization, decriminalization, deinstitutionalization, demoralization, denationalization, destabilization, equalization, generalization, globalization, industrialization, institutionalization, internationalization, legalization, liberalization, localization, marginalization, mineralization, mobilization, monopolization, nationalization, naturalization, neutralization, normalization, personalization, radicalization, rationalization, renationalization, socialization, specialization, stabilization, sterilization, visualization.
7-l u z ā" sh u nrealization.
6-u z ā" sh u naccusation, alphabetization, amortization, authorization, balkanization, categorization, characterization, collectivization, colonization, colorization, communization, computerization, dehumanization, demilitarization, democratization, demonization, denuclearization, desalinization, disorganization, dramatization, harmonization, hybridization, immunization, improvisation, ionization, magnetization, maximization, mechanization, miniaturization, mischaracterization, modernization, optimization, organisation, organization, pasteurization, polarization, politicization, popularization, pressurization, privatization, reauthorization, reorganization, securitization, standardization, subsidization, suburbanization, unionization, urbanization, vaporization, victimization, vulgarization, westernization.
5-z ā" sh u ncausation, demobilization.
4-ā" sh u nabbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, automation, aviation, avocation, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, capitulation, carnation, castration, celebration, certification, cessation, cetacean, citation, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, coloration, combination, commemoration, commendation, communication, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehydration, deification, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demodulation, demonstration, denomination, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, hesitation, hibernation, humiliation, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legislation, levitation, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, location, lubrication, machination, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, masturbation, maturation, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, moderation, modification, modulation, molestation, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, navigation, negation, negotiation, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, oration, orchestration, ordination, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, pollination, pontification, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, privation, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, ramification, ratification, reaffirmation, reallocation, recalculation, recantation, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, solicitation, sophistication, specification, speculation, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, station, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, substantiation, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, usurpation, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, vocation.
3-sh u nabduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.

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Anagrams: Fertilization

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-f-i-i-i-l-n-o-r-t-t-z"

-3 letters: filtration, flirtation, infiltrate, literation, trifoliate.

-4 letters: filiation, initiator, iteration, natrolite, reflation, totalizer.

-5 letters: antileft, antilife, antiriot, fetation, filtrate, finalize, flatiron, flintier, floatier, frontlet, inertial, inflater, inflator, initiate, latinize, lionizer, literati, notarize, notifier, oriental, relation, tolerant, totalize, triazine, triazole, troilite, trotline.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-f-i-i-i-l-n-o-r-t-t-z"
 

+1 letter: fertilizations.

 

+4 letters: overfertilization.

 

+5 letters: overfertilizations.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Fertilization


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Translations: Ancient
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Orthography
17. Bibliography


  

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