impregnation

英 [ˌɪmpreɡˈneɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪmpreɡˈneɪʃn]

n.  受胎，怀孕; 浸渍，浸透; 饱满，充满

化学

BNC.41410 / COCA.39604

英英释义

noun

• creation by the physical union of male and female gametes
  Synonym:fertilizationfertilisationfecundation
• the process of totally saturating something with a substance
  1. the impregnation of wood with preservative
  2. the saturation of cotton with ether
  Synonym:saturation
• material with which something is impregnated
  1. the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue

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