impregnated

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The medical profession successfully argued for an exemption from the wet wipe ban, arguing that non-plastic wipes absorb too much of the detergents and disinfectants impregnated in them, with potential consequences for patient safety.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

The maggots arrived at her doctor’s office impregnated in a gauze pad.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2024

As for the suggestion that Charlotte could have been impregnated by a shark, Lyons said that’s impossible.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

In January 2021, she was impregnated via embryo transfer at the facility, the complaint says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023

In the laboratory, male gypsy moths have attempted copulation with chips of wood, vermiculite, and other small, inanimate objects, so long as they were suitably impregnated with gyplure.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson