To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable gametes; especially, the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants
(medicine) Alternative spelling of in vitro fertilization [(medicine) The fertilization of an egg by sperm outside of a woman's body; normally used as a treatment for infertility.]
(biology) A method of insemination in some invertebrates, whereby the male stabs the body of the female in random locations to inject the sperm, thereby causing trauma to the female.
(biology) The quality of being viviparous; viviparity.
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