What does "fertilizing" mean?

present participle and gerund of fertilize

What is a synonym for "fertilizing"?

Common synonyms include: germinal, procreative, reproductive, seminal, spermatic.

Fertilizing

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

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present participle and gerund of fertilize form-of, gerund, participle, present

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germinal procreative reproductive seminal spermatic

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"The new rapid, automated test can show within a matter of seconds whether the man's sperm count is too low to conceive or if there are problems with motility of the sperm so the reproductive cells have trouble fertilizing a female egg."

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