Definition of Impregnation

1. Noun. Material with which something is impregnated. "The impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"

Generic synonyms: Material, Stuff

2. Noun. The process of totally saturating something with a substance. "The saturation of cotton with ether"
Exact synonyms: Saturation
Generic synonyms: Permeation, Pervasion, Suffusion
Group relationships: Plastination
Derivative terms: Impregnate

3. 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.

Definition of Impregnation

1. n. The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.

Definition of Impregnation

1. Noun. The act of making pregnant; fertilization. ¹

2. Noun. The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance. ¹

3. Noun. That with which anything is impregnated. ¹

4. Noun. (geology) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Impregnation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Impregnation

1. 1. The act of fecundation or of rendering pregnant. 2. The process or act of saturation, a saturated condition. Origin: L. Impregnatio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impregnation

impreciseness
imprecisenesses
imprecision
imprecisions
impregn
impregnability
impregnable
impregnableness
impregnably
impregnant
impregnants
impregnate
impregnated
impregnates
impregnating
impregnation (current term)
impregnations
impregnator
impregnators
impregned
impregning
impregns
imprehend
imprejudicate
imprenable
impreparation
impresa
impresario
impresarios
impresas

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