unfertilized

/ ʌnˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪzd /

adjective

The larger the amount of money at stake, the less likely it is that all those crops will be allowed to go unfertilized.

The difference of appearance between fertilized and unfertilized ova treated by the method will demonstrate its utility.

Better opportunities were offered when a method was discovered which induced the development of the unfertilized eggs of the frog.

Conklin has established the existence of a definite structure in the unfertilized eggs of Ascidians, Amphioxus, and many molluscs.

In other words, the fertilized egg is retained within the body, while the unfertilized one is cast off.

In two Lepidopterous genera (Psyche and Solenobia) the unfertilized ova give rise mainly, if not entirely, to females.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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