"fertilisation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fertilisations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From the French; equivalent to fertilise + -ation. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French, {{suffix|en|fertilise|ation}} fertilise + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fertilisation (countable and uncountable, plural fertilisations)
  1. (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of fertilization. Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: fertilization Derived forms: biofertilisation, cross-fertilisation, postfertilisation, self-fertilisation

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