impregnationn.

/ɪmprɛɡˈneɪʃən/

Etymology: noun of action < impregnate v. Compare French impregnation (14th cent. in Godefroy, and in Cotgrave 1611), which may be the source.

1. The action or process of making pregnant; fecundation, fertilization.

a. in animals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > fecundation or impregnation > [noun]

pregnation?a1425

seasoning1511

fecundation?1541

impregnation1605

fructifying1638

adosculation1682

foetification1720

fertilization1837

1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke i. iv. 15 Which impregnation commeth from no other than from those astrall seedes.

1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 373 Upon her impregnation, the burden of her wombe shall force her to rest.

1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 1 3 It has been an opinion..that when an animal of a perfect order is brought forth an hermaphrodite, that it must have been the consequence of a double impregnation.

1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 19 The egg-cell undergoes changes, which ordinarily commence after impregnation.

1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 157 Circumstances which render artificial impregnation more practicable [in fishes] than in any other class of animals.

b. in plants.

ΚΠ

1737 J. Logan in Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 192 (heading) Experiments concerning the Impregnation of the Seeds of Plants.

1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) II. 262 In no plant may the process of impregnation be so distinctly seen.

1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 485 Of pollen-tubes..only one usually grows to an extent sufficient to effect impregnation.

2. The action of imbuing or fact of being imbued with something; diffusion of an active element through a substance; saturation, spec. the saturation of wood with a preservative. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > admixture or addition as ingredient

admixtiona1398

mixture1526

admixture1531

mixtion1557

admistion1565

infusion1626

impregnation1651

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > admixture or addition as ingredient > impregnation or infiltration

illiquation1617

impregnation1651

infiltration1830

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > seasoning or preserving

beathing1591

seasoninga1642

natural seasoning1856

impregnation1872

Burnettizing1885

fuming1893

haskinization1899

Rueping1904

full-cell1909

Powellizing1913

pressure treatment1914

pressure-treating1924

fixation1968

boucherizing-

1651 J. French Art Distillation i. 11 Impregnation, is when any dry body hath drank in so much moisture that it will admit of no more.

1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 57 The Impregnation of the Blood with Air.

1790 Keir in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 373 (note) Colour communicated to oil of vitriol by impregnation with nitrous gas or vapour.

1847 A. C. Smeaton Builder's Pocket Man. (new ed.) 66 The impregnation of timber with corrosive sublimate.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxix. 390 The impregnation of fatty oil through the cellular tissue makes a well-fed bear nearly uneatable.

1872 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 25 186 It may be stated that the impregnation of wood with sulphate of copper, or with creosote oils, or their vapours, is of service in rendering the wood three or four times as lasting as unprepared material of the same quality.

1924 E. G. Blake Seasoning & Preserv. Timber iii. 24 If the principle of impregnation was to be universally adopted, the danger of the exhaustion of the world's supply would be deferred.

1946 K. T. Cartwright & W. P. K. Findlay Decay of Timber xiii. 258 Impregnation treatments are necessary whenever the timber is liable to be exposed to persistently damp conditions.

1968 Gloss. Terms Timber Preservation (B.S.I.) 18 Impregnation, strictly the saturation of wood with a preservative. Generally used to describe treatments giving a high loading of preservative in the wood, e.g. pressure treatments.

3. concrete.

a. That with which something is impregnated; an impregnating element, influence, etc.

ΘΚΠ

impregnation1714

imbruement1859

impregnant1933

embuement-

1714 W. Derham Physico-theol. (ed. 2) viii. vi. 403 What else could..implant in the Body such peculiar Impregnations as should have such a strange uncouth Power on a quite different Rank of Creatures?

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters ii. 52 These several saline impregnations seemed nearly equally colorless and bright.

1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 397 The least period that this impregnation is allowed to remain.

b. Geology. A mineral deposit consisting of a rock impregnated with ore, not forming a true vein.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [noun] > source rock > impregnated with ore

bonanza1844

impregnation1881

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 147 Impregnation, an ore-deposit consisting of the country-rock impregnated with ore, usually without definite boundaries.

Derivatives

impregˈnational adj. of or relating to impregnation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > fecundation or impregnation > [adjective]

fertilitating1646

fecundating1721

fecundatory1839

impregnatory1857

fertilizational1888

impregnational1888

1888 J. T. Gulick in Linn. Soc. Jrnl. XX. 238 Impregnational Segregation is due to the different relations in which the members of a species stand to each other in regard to the possibility of their producing fertile offspring when they consort together.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	impregnation
释义	impregnationn. /ɪmprɛɡˈneɪʃən/ Etymology: noun of action < impregnate v. Compare French impregnation (14th cent. in Godefroy, and in Cotgrave 1611), which may be the source. 1. The action or process of making pregnant; fecundation, fertilization. a. in animals. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > fecundation or impregnation > [noun] pregnation?a1425 seasoning1511 fecundation?1541 impregnation1605 fructifying1638 adosculation1682 foetification1720 fertilization1837 1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke i. iv. 15 Which impregnation commeth from no other than from those astrall seedes. 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 373 Upon her impregnation, the burden of her wombe shall force her to rest. 1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 1 3 It has been an opinion..that when an animal of a perfect order is brought forth an hermaphrodite, that it must have been the consequence of a double impregnation. 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 19 The egg-cell undergoes changes, which ordinarily commence after impregnation. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 157 Circumstances which render artificial impregnation more practicable [in fishes] than in any other class of animals. b. in plants. ΚΠ 1737 J. Logan in Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 192 (heading) Experiments concerning the Impregnation of the Seeds of Plants. 1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) II. 262 In no plant may the process of impregnation be so distinctly seen. 1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 485 Of pollen-tubes..only one usually grows to an extent sufficient to effect impregnation. 2. The action of imbuing or fact of being imbued with something; diffusion of an active element through a substance; saturation, spec. the saturation of wood with a preservative. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > admixture or addition as ingredient admixtiona1398 mixture1526 admixture1531 mixtion1557 admistion1565 infusion1626 impregnation1651 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > admixture or addition as ingredient > impregnation or infiltration illiquation1617 impregnation1651 infiltration1830 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > seasoning or preserving beathing1591 seasoninga1642 natural seasoning1856 impregnation1872 Burnettizing1885 fuming1893 haskinization1899 Rueping1904 full-cell1909 Powellizing1913 pressure treatment1914 pressure-treating1924 fixation1968 boucherizing- 1651 J. French Art Distillation i. 11 Impregnation, is when any dry body hath drank in so much moisture that it will admit of no more. 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 57 The Impregnation of the Blood with Air. 1790 Keir in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 373 (note) Colour communicated to oil of vitriol by impregnation with nitrous gas or vapour. 1847 A. C. Smeaton Builder's Pocket Man. (new ed.) 66 The impregnation of timber with corrosive sublimate. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxix. 390 The impregnation of fatty oil through the cellular tissue makes a well-fed bear nearly uneatable. 1872 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 25 186 It may be stated that the impregnation of wood with sulphate of copper, or with creosote oils, or their vapours, is of service in rendering the wood three or four times as lasting as unprepared material of the same quality. 1924 E. G. Blake Seasoning & Preserv. Timber iii. 24 If the principle of impregnation was to be universally adopted, the danger of the exhaustion of the world's supply would be deferred. 1946 K. T. Cartwright & W. P. K. Findlay Decay of Timber xiii. 258 Impregnation treatments are necessary whenever the timber is liable to be exposed to persistently damp conditions. 1968 Gloss. Terms Timber Preservation (B.S.I.) 18 Impregnation, strictly the saturation of wood with a preservative. Generally used to describe treatments giving a high loading of preservative in the wood, e.g. pressure treatments. 3. concrete. a. That with which something is impregnated; an impregnating element, influence, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > admixture or addition as ingredient > impregnation or infiltration > an impregnating element impregnation1714 imbruement1859 impregnant1933 embuement- 1714 W. Derham Physico-theol. (ed. 2) viii. vi. 403 What else could..implant in the Body such peculiar Impregnations as should have such a strange uncouth Power on a quite different Rank of Creatures? 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters ii. 52 These several saline impregnations seemed nearly equally colorless and bright. 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 397 The least period that this impregnation is allowed to remain. b. Geology. A mineral deposit consisting of a rock impregnated with ore, not forming a true vein. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [noun] > source rock > impregnated with ore bonanza1844 impregnation1881 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 147 Impregnation, an ore-deposit consisting of the country-rock impregnated with ore, usually without definite boundaries. Derivatives impregˈnational adj. of or relating to impregnation. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > fecundation or impregnation > [adjective] fertilitating1646 fecundating1721 fecundatory1839 impregnatory1857 fertilizational1888 impregnational1888 1888 J. T. Gulick in Linn. Soc. Jrnl. XX. 238 Impregnational Segregation is due to the different relations in which the members of a species stand to each other in regard to the possibility of their producing fertile offspring when they consort together. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1605
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