This chemical will prevent germs from breeding.
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Breeding
//ˈbɹiːdɪŋ//
Synonyms for "breeding" (154 found)
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Closest matches (31)
Strong matches (46)
Related words (77)
grazinggreatgroomingheavyherdinghorse traininghorsemanshiphousebreakingimprovementin-service traininginbreedingionizationladylikenesslinebreedingmanagemanual trainingmilitary trainingmink-ranchingmultiplicationneutron reaction
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2 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 10 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- hedelmöittäminen noun (act of inseminating by natural or artificial means)
- kasvatus noun (process through which propagation, growth or development occurs)
- kasvatus noun (good manners as characteristic of the aristocracy)
- lisääntyminen noun (process through which propagation, growth or development occurs)
French
3 entries- copulation noun (copulation of animals)
- insémination noun (act of inseminating by natural or artificial means)
- élevage noun (process through which propagation, growth or development occurs)
Georgian
2 entries- გამრავლება noun (process through which propagation, growth or development occurs)
- განაყოფიერება noun (act of inseminating by natural or artificial means)
Indonesian
1 entries- pemuliaan noun (process through which propagation, growth or development occurs)
Malay
1 entries- pembiakbakaan noun (process through which propagation, growth or development occurs)
Malayalam
1 entries- പ്രജനനം noun (process through which propagation, growth or development occurs)
Māori
2 entries- rangatiratanga noun (good manners as characteristic of the aristocracy)
- whakaaiaitanga noun (act of inseminating by natural or artificial means)
Russian
4 entries- воспи́танность noun (good manners as characteristic of the aristocracy)
- выра́щивание noun (process through which propagation, growth or development occurs)
- ко́итус noun (copulation of animals)
- копуля́ция noun (copulation of animals)
Spanish
2 entries- cópula noun (copulation of animals)
- preñada noun (ejaculation)
Tagalog
1 entries- palabinhian noun (act of inseminating by natural or artificial means)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
In late August, they set off on a long journey for breeding.
Source: tatoeba (72323)
A few months later they return to their breeding grounds in the Arctic.
Source: tatoeba (73021)
Not until the end of the nineteenth century, did plant breeding become a scientific discipline.
Source: tatoeba (73246)
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