English dictionary

impregnation

/,/I/mpr/E/g'n/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

material with which something is impregnated

noun.substance

Examples
The impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the process of totally saturating something with a substance

noun.process

Examples
The impregnation of wood with preservative.

Synonyms saturation

Source: WordNet 3.0
creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

noun.event

Synonyms fecundation fertilisation fertilization

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.

noun

Source: webster1913