Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prefertilization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prefer-til-iza-tion
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to fertilization

Example Sentences

"Some Megastigmus species target conifer species with ovules at prefertilization stages, others target conifers with ovules that are post-fertilization [16 ]."

Etymology

From pre- + fertilization.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

more prefertilization (comparative) most prefertilization (superlative)

Questions

What does prefertilization mean?: Prior to fertilization
Where does prefertilization come from?: From pre- + fertilization.

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