NOUN | act | insemination | the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.) |
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act | insemination | the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female |
Sounds | ihnseh.mahney'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.). | |
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Broader | planting | putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow |
Spanish | inseminación | |
Verbs | inseminate | place seeds in or on (the ground) |
Meaning | The introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female. | |
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Part of | sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge | The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman |
Narrower | artificial insemination, AI | The introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse |
Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
Spanish | inseminación | |
Catalan | inseminació | |
Verbs | inseminate | introduce semen into (a female) |
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