impregnation

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It starts with a fast-growing undisclosed African hardwood which is heat-treated and then further processed, including with resin impregnation.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

At extremely high temperatures, the cooling ceramic exhibits superhydrophilicity, enabling immediate droplet spreading, and facilitating rapid impregnation of the droplets due to its interconnected porous structure.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023

For starters, it puts the entire burden of pregnancy prevention on women, despite the necessary male component of impregnation.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2018

It opens - curiously, because the film is about the difficulties of impregnation - with the couple, Tommy and Audrey, woken by a crying baby in the next room.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2012

The fact of superfoetation furnishes a very strong argument against the idea that the semen enters the uterus in impregnation.

From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Knowlton, Charles