unfertilized
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Ghost most recently laid unfertilized eggs because she did not have a mate.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025
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
That explains why Margenot's team found phosphorus and nitrogen leaching were significantly lower under struvite than MAP, comparable to natural leaching measured in unfertilized soils.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023
The team collected a sample for dissection to see whether these eggs were empty cradles, like unfertilized chicken eggs at the grocery store.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023
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
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