Impregnation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of impregnating, or the state of being impregnated; fertilization; fecundation.
  • noun. Intimate mixture of parts or particles; infusion; saturation.
  • noun. That with which anything is impregnated.
  • noun. In geology, an irregular form of mineral deposit, not a true vein, but having some of the characters of one. See segregation, segregated vein (under vein), and carbona.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.
  • noun. The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozoön) to form a single new cell endowed with the power of developing into a new individual; fertilization; fecundation.
  • noun. That with which anything is impregnated.
  • noun. Intimate mixture; infusion; saturation.
  • noun. An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
  • noun. The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
  • noun. That with which anything is impregnated.
  • noun. An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. 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. the process of totally saturating something with a substance
  • noun. material with which something is impregnated
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    "Brian is correct that the impregnation occurs when Superman has given up his powers."
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