insemination

IPA: ɪnsɛmʌnˈeɪʃʌn

A sowing of seed; the act of inseminating.
The introduction of sperm into a female’s reproductive system for the purpose of impregnating (making pregnant).

Examples of "insemination" in Sentences

We think the artificial insemination is the best option.
When that fails – and it often does – artificial insemination is considered a last resort.
This act is called insemination, although conception does not follow unless the ovum and spermatozoon
Last year this bull produced 22,000 semen doses for insemination, that is 22,000 frozen semen tablets.
In some insect species, males engage in traumatic insemination, which is just what it sounds like, of other males and females alike.
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.
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.
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.