Definition
The act or process of making something fertile; impregnation or fertilization that results in reproduction.
Etymology
From Latin 'fecundatio,' combining 'fecundare' (to fertilize) with the noun suffix '-tio.' This formal term entered English scientific vocabulary in the 1600s-1700s.
Kelly Says
Before modern scientific language, 'fecundation' was THE word scientists used to discuss reproduction in a formal way—it's so formal and Latin-based that it almost removes all awkwardness from discussing how things reproduce!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስፈንዳት
ma-sfen-da-at
ARالعربية
الخصوبة
al-khashuubah
BNবাংলা
শুক্রকণা
shok-ro-kona
CACatalà
fecundació
feh-koon-dah-thee-ohn
CSČeština
oplodnění
op-lo-d-ne-ni
DADansk
befrugtning
be-frugt-ning
DEDeutsch
Befruchtung
be-frooht-tung
ELΕλληνικά
συμπλήρωση
sim-pli-ro-see
ESEspañol
fecundación
feh-koon-dah-thee-ohn
FISuomi
hedelmöitys
he-del-moy-tis
FRFrançais
fécondation
fay-kon-dah-syohn
GUGU
શુક્રકણા
shoo-kru-ka-na
HUMagyar
megtermékenyés
meg-ter-me-ke-nye-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
fertilisasi
fer-ti-li-sa-si
ITItaliano
fecondazione
feh-kon-dah-tsee-ohn-eh
MRMR
संतुष्टी
san-tu-sht-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
pempukan
pem-pu-kan
NLNederlands
bevruchting
be-vroo-kting
NONorsk
befruktning
be-frukt-ning
PLPolski
zapłodnienie
zap-lo-dnie-nie
PTPortuguês
fecundação
feh-koon-dah-sawn
RORomână
fecundare
feh-koon-dah-reh
RUРусский
оплодотворение
oplodotvoreniye
SVSvenska
befruktning
be-frukt-ning
THไทย
การปฏิสนธิ
gaan pratissanthi
TLTL
pagtatasa
pa-g-ta-ta-sa
TRTürkçe
dölümlenme
dohl-oo-mlen-meh
UKУкраїнська
запліднення
zap-lyd-nen-nya
VITiếng Việt
thụ tinh
thu tinh
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la