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impregnation
has definitions from the field of physics
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[ noun ] (physics) the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
Synonyms Related terms diffusion ammonification carbonation percolate permeate interpenetrate suffuse |
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[ noun ] (physics) the process of totally saturating something with a substance
Synonyms Examples "the impregnation of wood with preservative" "the saturation of cotton with ether" Related terms |
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[ noun ] material with which something is impregnated
Examples "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue" Related terms |
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[ noun ] creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
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