 impregnation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (physics) the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance | |
| Synonyms: | saturation pervasion suffusion permeation | |
| Related terms: | diffusion ammonification carbonation percolate permeate interpenetrate suffuse | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (physics) the process of totally saturating something with a substance | |
| Synonyms: | saturation | |
| Examples: | "the impregnation of wood with preservative" "the saturation of cotton with ether" |
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| Related terms: | permeation plastination | |
| 3. | [ noun ] material with which something is impregnated | |
| Examples: | "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue" |
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| Related terms: | material | |
| 4. | [ 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 | |
| Synonyms: | fertilisation fecundation fertilization | |
| Related terms: | creation superfecundation self-fertilization pollination superfetation cross-fertilization impregnate inseminate | |
| Similar spelling: |
imprecation impregnate impregnated imbrication impresario impression impregnably impregnable improvisation imprecision impressionist impressionism imbroglio impregnability impersonation impressionable impressionistic |
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