unfertilized
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The procedure begins with the harvesting of unfertilized eggs from a woman’s ovaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Within weeks, the tale took an surprise twist when it was learned Terrance was actually a female as it laid some 50 eggs that the family initially assumed were unfertilized.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
He assumed the eggs were unfertilized until one night in February, when, while cleaning the tank, he picked one up and examined it closely.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
While in utero, the embryonic sharks might feed on unfertilized eggs for protein.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
A tilled, fertilized, watered, weeded garden provides growing conditions very different from those on a dry, unfertilized hillside.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
