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fertilizable

/fˈɜɾəlˌaɪzəbəl/ adj

Capable of being fertilized.

Word Origin From Latin fertilis, from ferre 'to bear, carry' — the idea of bearing fruit. Fertile means productive. The suffix -ize makes it a verb: to fertilize is to make fertile. Add -able, and fertilizable means 'able to be made fertile.' The root ferre is everywhere: transfer (carry across), refer (carry back), offer (carry to), suffer (carry under). So fertilizable is literally 'able to be made to bear.'

adj Capable of being fertilized.

The eggs are fertilizable for only a short period after ovulation.

(形容词) 可受精的

卵子在排卵后只有很短一段时间能够受精。

(adjetivo) Que puede ser fertilizado o fecundado; fecundable.

Los óvulos son fecundables solo durante un breve período después de la ovulación.

(adjectif) fécondable; fertilisable [Qui peut être fécondé ou fertilisé.]

Les ovules ne sont fécondables que durant une courte période après l'ovulation.

(Adjektiv) befruchtbar [Befruchtungsfähig; in der Lage, befruchtet zu werden.]

Die Eizellen sind nur für einen kurzen Zeitraum nach dem Eisprung **fertilizable**.

(形容詞) 受精可能な、肥沃化できる

卵子は排卵後、短い期間しか受精可能ではない。

(adjetivo) fertilizável; fecundável [Que pode ser fertilizado.]

Os óvulos são fertilizáveis por apenas um curto período após a ovulação.

Synonyms: fertile fecundable impregnable inseminable Antonyms: infertile sterile barren unfertilizable
Word parts: fertil + ize + able

Related words

fertile fertilize fertilizer fertilization fertility infertile infertility

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