Word: fertilization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fer
ti
li
za
tion
Definition: The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable gametes; especially, the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants
Morphemes:
Affix: fertile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process