Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of sowing or of injecting seed; impregnation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A sowing.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A sowing of seed; the act of inseminating.
  • noun The act of impregnating (making pregnant) someone or thing.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
  • noun the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

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Examples

  • When that fails – and it often does – artificial insemination is considered a last resort.

    And you thought the bar scene was tough Tyler 2009

  • When that fails – and it often does – artificial insemination is considered a last resort.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Tyler 2009

  • We think the artificial insemination is the best option.

    Boing Boing 2007

  • We can examine the fine print all we like: all the technical virgins in the world wondering whether oral sex “counts” — or more recently, whether a woman who has never had sex but has given birth via donor insemination is still a virgin — are mere distractions.

    The Convoluted World of Virginity Testing | Impact Lab 2007

  • But because, some men find the idea of insemination very disturbing especially if donor sperm is needed, it may be easier for him not to be present during the process.

    Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000

  • Last year this bull produced 22,000 semen doses for insemination, that is 22,000 frozen semen tablets.

    CASTRO INAUGURATES ARTIFICIAL BREEDING CENTER 1969

  • This act is called insemination, although conception does not follow unless the ovum and spermatozoon

    Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves

  • In some insect species, males engage in traumatic insemination, which is just what it sounds like, of other males and females alike.

    NYT > Home Page By JAMES GORMAN 2011

  • In some insect species, males engage in traumatic insemination, which is just what it sounds like, of other males and females alike.

    NYT > Home Page By JAMES GORMAN 2011

  • He said on his Web site Saturday he and Chu had married so they could try to have children through artificial insemination, which is only authorized for married couples in Hong Kong.

    RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds 2009

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