Fertilizin

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hypothetical substance supposed to be the active agent in fertilization, having two side chains, one reacting with the sperm, the other with the ovum. uncountable

Etymology

From fertilize + -in.

Related phrases

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