impregnation
Infusing with substance
Impregnation is the act of making pregnant or the state of being made pregnant.
The word extends to saturating or permeating a substance with another: impregnation of wood with preservatives, the impregnation of fabric with waterproofing agents.
In technical contexts, impregnation often refers to infusing porous materials with resins, chemicals, or other substances to strengthen or protect them.
Saturate with liquid
- drenchSoak something completely
- saturateSoak to full capacity
- permeateSpread through entirely
- infuseSaturate by steeping
steep · imbue · penetrate · suffuse · diffuse · seep · percolate · leach
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- inseminationIntroducing sperm for conception
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- spermMale reproductive cell
egg · zygote · embryo · gamete · reproduction · procreation · gestation · fertility
soak
Saturate with liquid
infuse · steep · imbue · penetrate · suffuse · diffuse · seep · percolate · leach · osmosis
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- inseminationIntroducing sperm for conception
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
sperm · egg · zygote · embryo · gamete · reproduction · procreation · gestation · fertility · spermatozoa
reinforce
Add strength to something
treat · coat · seal · weatherproof · fireproof · waterproof · preserve · protect · stabilize · consolidate
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- fertilityfertility, fecundity, infertility, conception, reproduction
- matingmating, breeding, courtship display, mating display, mating dance
- Waterprooferssilicone, sealant, sealants, sealer, waterproof paint
- rainproofingraincoat, umbrella, poncho, tarpaulin, tarp
- pulp processingpulp, mechanical pulping, delignification, digesting, digesters
impregnationcontraception
Pregnancy prevention measures
sterilization · infertility · abortion · barrenness · birth control
impregnationextraction
Act of removing
desiccation · depletion · removal · drainage · draining
impregnationvarnishing
Applying protective clear coating
painting · glazing · veneer · plating · lacquering