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fertilization

noun as in the enrichment of land

noun as in impregnation of the ovum

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Mature eggs could be fertilized immediately after acquisition, while immature eggs needed to be matured before fertilization.

Shortly after fertilization, the larvae become mobile and are capable of coordinated swimming as they disperse in the water column.

"We want fertilization, and it's all the way," Trump said, which is disturbing to read but even more unsettling in his nasal tone which makes it sound like a threat.

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“We want fertilization, and it’s all the way, and the Democrats tried to attack us on it, and we’re out there on IVF, even more than them. So, we’re totally in favor.”

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Three years ago, Steel co-sponsored the Life at Conception Act, which would declare that human life begins at the moment of fertilization.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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