fertilisation

English

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fertilisation

Wikipedia

Etymology

From the French; equivalent to fertilise +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

fertilisation (countable and uncountable, plural fertilisations)

1. (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of fertilization.

Derived terms

• biofertilisation
• cross-fertilisation
• postfertilisation
• self-fertilisation

French

Etymology

From fertiliser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛʁ.ti.li.za.sjɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

fertilisation f (plural fertilisations)

1. fertilization

Related terms

• fertiliser

See also

• engrais
• agriculture

Further reading

• “fertilisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.