insemination

English Thesaurus

1. the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female (noun.act)

hypernym	:	activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process,
definition	:	an organic process that takes place in the body (noun.process)

hyponym	:	ai, artificial insemination,
definition	:	the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse (noun.act)

part meronym	:	carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, congress, copulation, intercourse, relation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation,
definition	:	the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur (noun.act)

2. the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	planting,
definition	:	putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow (noun.act)

3. the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female (noun.act)

derivation	:	fecundate, fertilise, fertilize, inseminate,
definition	:	introduce semen into (a female) (verb.body)

4. the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	inseminate, sow, sow in,
definition	:	place seeds in or on (the ground) (verb.contact)

5. the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female (noun.act)

derivation	:	fecundate, fertilise, fertilize, inseminate,
definition	:	introduce semen into (a female) (verb.body)

6. the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	inseminate, sow, sow in,
definition	:	place seeds in or on (the ground) (verb.contact)