impregnation

Letters that make impregnation

a, o, e, g, n, p, m, r, t, i are letters that make 'impregnation'

Words within impregnation

re, ti, PR, nation, MP, Nation, at, on, gnat, Io, ion, Re, imp, At, Pr, Na, Ti are words within 'impregnation'


3 possible definitions for 'impregnation'

Impregnation as "the process of totally saturating something with a substance"

Under this definition, impregnation is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

saturation has the same meaning as impregnation

impregnation as a type

'impregnation' can be a type of permeation, pervasion, suffusion.

impregnation as a part

'impregnation' can be a part of plastination.

Derivatives of impregnation

impregnate, saturate are derivatives of 'impregnation'.

Example of impregnation used within this context

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


Impregnation as "material with which something is impregnated"

Under this definition, impregnation is a noun and has the following properties:

impregnation as a type

'impregnation' can be a type of stuff, material.

Example of impregnation used within this context

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


Impregnation as "creation by the physical union of male and female gametes, of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant"

Under this definition, impregnation is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation have the same meaning as 'impregnation'

impregnation as a type

'impregnation' can be a type of conception, creation.

Types of impregnation

cross-fertilization, self-fertilization, superfetation, pollination, pollenation, cross-fertilisation, self-fertilisation, superfecundation are types of 'impregnation'.

Derivatives of impregnation

inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise, impregnate, knock up, bang up, prang up are derivatives of 'impregnation'.



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