单词 | fecundating |
释义 | > as lemmasˈfecundating ˈfecundating n. ΚΠ a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. ii. 300 The Fecundating Principle. ˈfecundating ˈfecundating adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > fecundation or impregnation > [adjective] fertilitating1646 fecundating1721 fecundatory1839 impregnatory1857 fertilizational1888 impregnational1888 1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 101 It must necessarily happen that the fecundating Spirit is dissipated. 1813 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 90 452 This fecundating force, this power of prompting efforts at reproduction is possessed by every writer. 1880 T. H. Huxley Crayfish i. 39 The fecundating material itself is a thickish fluid. 1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Fecundating corpuscles, the spermatozoa. Fecundating dust, the pollen of plants. < as lemmas |
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