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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Impregnation \Im`preg*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. impr['e]gnation, LL.
     impraegnatio.]
     1. The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated;
        fecundation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Biol.) The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a
        male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozo["o]n) to form a
        single new cell endowed with the power of developing into
        a new individual; fertilization; fecundation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In the broadest biological sense, impregnation, or
           sexual generation, consists simply in the coalescence
           of two similar masses of protoplasmic matter, either
           derived from different parts of the same organism or
           from two distinct organisms. From the single mass,
           which results from the fusion, or coalescence, of these
           two masses, a new organism develops.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     3. That with which anything is impregnated. --Derham.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Intimate mixture; infusion; saturation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Mining) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries,
        consisting of rock impregnated with ore. --Raymond.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Impregnation \Im`preg*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. impr['e]gnation, LL.
     impraegnatio.]
     1. The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated;
        fecundation.
  
     2. (Biol.) The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a
        male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozo["o]n) to form a
        single new cell endowed with the power of developing into
        a new individual; fertilization; fecundation.
  
     Note: In the broadest biological sense, impregnation, or
           sexual generation, consists simply in the coalescence
           of two similar masses of protoplasmic matter, either
           derived from different parts of the same organism or
           from two distinct organisms. From the single mass,
           which results from the fusion, or coalescence, of these
           two masses, a new organism develops.
  
     3. That with which anything is impregnated. --Derham.
  
     4. Intimate mixture; influsion; saturation.
  
     5. (Mining) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries,
        consisting of rock impregnated with ore. --Raymond.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  impregnation
       n 1: material with which something is impregnated; "the
            impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"
       2: the process of totally saturating something with a
          substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative";
          "the saturation of cotton with ether" [syn: saturation]
       3: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes;
          of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a
          plant [syn: fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  impregnation
     n.
     1 The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
     2 The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something;
  diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
     3 That with which anything is impregnated.
     4 (lb en geology) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries,
  consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  impregnation
     n.
     1 The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
     2 The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something;
  diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
     3 That with which anything is impregnated.
     4 (lb en geology) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries,
  consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  impregnation
     n.
     1 The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
     2 The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something;
  diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
     3 That with which anything is impregnated.
     4 (lb en geology) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries,
  consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  impregnation
     n.
     1 The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
     2 The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something;
  diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
     3 That with which anything is impregnated.
     4 (lb en geology) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries,
  consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  impregnation
     Englanti n.
     1 hedelmöitys
     2 kyllästys, impregnointi

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Impregnation /ɪmpɹˌɛɡnˈeɪʃən/
  الإشباع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  impregnation //ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən// 
  1. опло́ждане
  act of making pregnant
  2. напоя́ване, наси́щане
  fact or process of saturating with something

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  impregnation /ɪmpɹˌɛɡnˈeɪʃən/ 
  impregnace

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  impregnation /ɪmpɹˌɛɡnˈeɪʃən/ 
  napouštění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  impregnation /ɪmpɹˌɛɡnˈeɪʃən/ 
  napuštění