Fertilization Vocabulary

verb to make pregnant; to fertilize an egg

• The scientist was able to impregnate the egg with the sperm in the lab.
• Did you hear that John accidentally impregnated his girlfriend?
• I can't believe he impregnated her after just one night!
• The artist's work seemed to impregnate the viewer with a sense of wonder.

noun a mature male reproductive cell, especially of a human or other animal, capable of fertilizing an egg cell

• The spermatozoon is the male reproductive cell in animals.
• Did you know that a spermatozoon is also called a sperm cell?
• Dude, that spermatozoon is on a mission to fertilize an egg!
• The spermatozoon of innovation fertilizes the egg of progress in society.