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Definition of Impregnation

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

2. Noun. The process of totally saturating something with a substance. "The saturation of cotton with ether"

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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