fertilization

Variant of fertilize

fertilize definition

fer·til·ize (fʉrt′'l īz′)

transitive verb fertilized -·ized′, fertilizing -·iz′·ing

  1. to make fertile; make fruitful or productive; enrich nitrates fertilize soil
  2. to spread fertilizer on
  3. Biol. to make (the female reproductive cell or female individual) fruitful by pollinating, or impregnating, with the male gamete

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