impregnation

English Thesaurus

1. creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant (noun.event)

hypernym	:	conception, creation,
definition	:	the event that occurred at the beginning of something (noun.event)

hyponym	:	pollenation, pollination,
definition	:	transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant (noun.event)

hyponym	:	cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization,
definition	:	fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species (noun.event)

hyponym	:	self-fertilisation, self-fertilization,
definition	:	fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual (noun.event)

hyponym	:	superfecundation,
definition	:	fertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males) (noun.event)

hyponym	:	superfetation,
definition	:	fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time (noun.event)

2. the process of totally saturating something with a substance (noun.process)

hypernym	:	permeation, pervasion, suffusion,
definition	:	the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance (noun.process)

part meronym	:	plastination,
definition	:	a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened (noun.process)

3. material with which something is impregnated (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	material, stuff,
definition	:	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance)

4. creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant (noun.event)

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

derivation	:	bang up, impregnate, knock up, prang up,
definition	:	make pregnant (verb.body)

derivation	:	impregnate,
definition	:	fertilize and cause to grow (verb.body)

5. the process of totally saturating something with a substance (noun.process)

derivation	:	impregnate, saturate,
definition	:	infuse or fill completely (verb.change)

6. creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant (noun.event)

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

derivation	:	bang up, impregnate, knock up, prang up,
definition	:	make pregnant (verb.body)

derivation	:	impregnate,
definition	:	fertilize and cause to grow (verb.body)

7. the process of totally saturating something with a substance (noun.process)

derivation	:	impregnate, saturate,
definition	:	infuse or fill completely (verb.change)