Impregnation Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Impregnation

Meaning 1 : creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

    Synonyms : fecundation,  fertilisation,  fertilization
Meaning 2 : the process of totally saturating something with a substance

    Example : the impregnation of wood with preservative

    Synonyms : saturation
Meaning 3 : material with which something is impregnated

    Example : the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue