fertilization

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Synonyms: fertilisation, ferritization, fertilizations, fetalization, reutilization

Antonyms: fertilisation, ferritization, fertilizations, fetalization, reutilization

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Noun

1. The act or process of [[render]]ing [[fertile]].
2. The act of [[fecundating]] or [[impregnating]] the [[gametes]] of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the [[pollen]] renders the [[ovule]] fertile, an [[analogous]] process in flowerless plants, or the joining of [[sperm]] and [[egg]] in animals.
3. The act of applying [[fertilizer]] to soil.

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