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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fer•ti•li•za•tion (fûr′tl ə zā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Developmental Biologyan act, process, or instance of fertilizing.
- Developmental Biologythe state of being fertilized.
- Developmental Biology[Biol.]
- the union of male and female gametic nuclei.
- fecundation or impregnation of animals or plants.
- Agriculturethe enrichment of soil, as for the production of crops.
- fertilize + -ation 1855–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fertilization, fertilisation /ˌfɜːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ n - the union of male and female gametes, during sexual reproduction, to form a zygote
- the act or process of fertilizing
- the state of being fertilized
fer•ti•lize /ˈfɜrtəˌlaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lized, -liz•ing. - Developmental Biologyto make (the female sex cell) capable of development by uniting it with the male sex cell.
- Agricultureto make fertile; enrich:The farmers fertilized their farmland.
fer•ti•li•za•tion /ˌfɜrtələˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -fer-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fer•ti•lize (fûr′tl īz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lized, -liz•ing. - Developmental Biology[Biol.]
- to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete.
- to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
- Agricultureto make fertile;
enrich:to fertilize farmland. - to make productive.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] fer′ti•lise′. fer′ti•liz′a•ble, adj. fer′ti•liz′a•bil′i•ty, n. |