Definition of impregnation Impregnation

/ɪmpɹɛˈgnejˈʃʌn/ - [impregneyshun] - im•preg•na•tion

We found 13 definitions of impregnation from 4 different sources.

What does impregnation mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: impregnations
impregnation - the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether"
		saturation
		pervasion, suffusion, permeation the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
		plastination a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching"
impregnation - material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"
impregnation - creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
		fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation
		conception, creation the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
		pollenation, pollination transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
		cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts"
		self-fertilisation, self-fertilization fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
		superfecundation fertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males)

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Wiktionary

impregnation (Noun)
The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
impregnation (Noun)
The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
impregnation (Noun)
That with which anything is impregnated.
impregnation (Noun)
An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

impregnation (n.)
The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.
impregnation (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.
impregnation (n.)
That with which anything is impregnated.
impregnation (n.)
Intimate mixture; influsion; saturation.
impregnation (n.)
An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.