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conception vs fertilization

fertilization vs conception

conception and fertilization both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conception Yes No No No
fertilization Yes No No No
As nouns, fertilization is a hyponym of conception; that is, fertilization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conception:
  • conception: the event that occurred at the beginning of something
  • fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
Other hyponyms of conception include fecundation, fertilisation, impregnation.
conception (noun) fertilization (noun)
the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
the creation of something in the mind
the event that occurred at the beginning of something
Difference between conception and fertilization

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