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fertilization

[fur-tl-uh-zey-shuhn] / ˌfɜr tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
the enrichment of land
Synonyms
STRONG
covering dressing enrichment preparation spreading
WEAK
liming manuring mulching
NOUN
impregnation of the ovum
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breeding implantation pollination procreation propagation
STRONG
conjugation fecundation impregnation insemination

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Scientists from the Robinson Research Institute, the School of Biomedicine, and the Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing studied how space-like conditions affect sperm navigation, fertilization, and early embryo development.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Off-season produce is vulnerable to higher prices because of the increased price of diesel fuel for trucks, refrigeration and fertilization, said Stanley Lim, co-director of Michigan State University’s Food Access & Supply Chain Technology Lab.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Fertility treatments: Large employer health plans will be required to cover infertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization, for everyone, regardless of marital status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

Some require fertilization to produce seeds, while others can also reproduce without fertilization, a process known as facultative agamospermy.

From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025

When that didn’t work, he recommended we move to in vitro fertilization.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama