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impregnation

imp·reg·na·tion

UK/ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/ US/ˌɪˈmprɛˈɡneɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

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”
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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

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Origin

From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio.

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