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Impregnation

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(1):

(n.) The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozoon) to form a single new cell endowed with the power of developing into a new individual; fertilization; fecundation.

(2):

(n.) The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.

(3):

(n.) That with which anything is impregnated.

(4):

(n.) Intimate mixture; influsion; saturation.

(5):

(n.) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Impregnation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/impregnation.html. 1828.
 
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