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Meaning of impregnation in English
Pronunciation
/ˌɪmˌprɛɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
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Noun
impregnation
Definitions
1.
material with which something is impregnated
Examples
« the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue »
2.
the process of totally saturating something with a substance
Examples
« the impregnation of wood with preservative »
« the saturation of cotton with ether »
3.
creation by the physical union of male and female gametes
Examples
« of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant »