fertilization
noun
an act, process, or instance of fertilizing.
fertilizations
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pluralof fertilization.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Throughout their years-long infertility journey, Mel and her partner spent upwards of $50,000, enduring five miscarriages and four failed in vitro fertilizations.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2021
Supporters say if enacted, the measure would be the first of its kind dealing with disputes in situations such as a divorce over what to do with embryos created for in vitro fertilizations.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 15, 2016
They spent the remainder of his inheritance on the Egg — and the hormones and extractions and fertilizations.
From Nature ● Mar. 10, 2015
What about a chimeric person—does he or she get two votes because of having come from two different fertilizations?
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2014
Specific and varietal characters may occur together in many of the several forms, but nothing is as yet accurately known as to their behavior in pure fertilizations.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
