Noun Definition

impregnation

1.Definition: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

Related Noun(s):fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization

Category: General

2.Definition: material with which something is impregnated

"The impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"

Category: General

3.Definition: the process of totally saturating something with a substance

"The impregnation of wood with preservative", "The saturation of cotton with ether"

Related Noun(s):saturation

Category: General