fertilization
31Close fertilization — Fertilization Fer ti*li*za tion, n. 1. The act or process of rendering fertile. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable germs; esp., the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile …
32Cross fertilization — Fertilization Fer ti*li*za tion, n. 1. The act or process of rendering fertile. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable germs; esp., the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile …
33fertilization cone — Protuberance on an ovum where the spermatozoon fuses with the ovum …
34fertilization membrane — A delicate membrane that grows outward from the point of contact of the egg and spermatozoon and rapidly covers the surface of the egg …
35fertilization duct — (Subclass Copepoda): In female reproductive system, narrow duct connecting median seminal receptacle to end of each oviduct [Stachowitsch, 1992] …
36fertilization age — conceptual a …
37fertilization cone — a bulging of the cytoplasm in the oocyte at the site of contact of a spermatozoon, which gradually engulfs the spermatozoon and then retracts, carrying the spermatozoon inward; called also attraction c …
38fertilization nucleus — the nucleus produced by fusion of the male and female pronuclei in the fertilized oocyte; called also conjugation n., zygote n., and synkaryon …
39fertilization tube — noun : a branch that projects from the antheridium and pierces the oogonium to provide for passage of the male nucleus in certain phycomycetous fungi …
40Iron fertilization — For information on ocean fertilization schemes not involving iron, see ocean nourishment. An oceanic phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Argentina covering an area about 300 miles (480 km) by 50 miles Iron… …