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impregnation

noun
/ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/UK

Etymology

From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio.

  1. derived from impregnatio
  2. derived from impregnacion
  3. inherited from impregnacioun

Definitions

  1. The act of making pregnant

    The act of making pregnant; fertilization.

  2. The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something

    The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.

    • Earths and alkalies are simply metallic oxides; whilst a farther impregnation of these substances with oxygen produces an acid....

  3. That with which anything is impregnated.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for impregnation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA