fertilized
adjective
fer·til·ized
ˈfər-tə-ˌlīzd 
: having undergone fertilization
a fertilized egg
: subjected to fertilization
fertilized fields
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Specialized systems differentiating from a single fertilized egg and the translation of a jumble of proteins into a singular living thing — on the cellular level, all of that proceeds in much the same way for urchins and people.
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
To make raw material for an influenza vaccine, virus is grown in millions of fertilized eggs.
—Arthur Allen, CBS News, 29 May 2024
For both menstrual mood disorders, symptoms surface during the luteal phase, when the hormones estrogen and progesterone increase in the body to thicken the lining of the uterus, then decline if there’s no fertilized egg present.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
The fertilized egg then evolves into a float that returns to the surface and forms another colony.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
But biologists don’t believe that aging and death are programmed in the sense that a fertilized egg is programmed to develop into a human being.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Now, several states are considering legislation that would limit patients’ control over their fertilized embryos, according to Jezebel.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 22 Feb. 2024
Balut is prepared by taking a fertilized egg, usually duck or sometimes chicken, allowing the egg to develop for anywhere from 16 to 20 days, and boiling it with the meat inside.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
By a vote of 8 to 1, the court held that a fertilized egg outside the womb is a person.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
To make raw material for an influenza vaccine, virus is grown in millions of fertilized eggs.
—Arthur Allen, CBS News, 29 May 2024
For both menstrual mood disorders, symptoms surface during the luteal phase, when the hormones estrogen and progesterone increase in the body to thicken the lining of the uterus, then decline if there’s no fertilized egg present.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
The fertilized egg then evolves into a float that returns to the surface and forms another colony.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
But biologists don’t believe that aging and death are programmed in the sense that a fertilized egg is programmed to develop into a human being.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Now, several states are considering legislation that would limit patients’ control over their fertilized embryos, according to Jezebel.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 22 Feb. 2024
Balut is prepared by taking a fertilized egg, usually duck or sometimes chicken, allowing the egg to develop for anywhere from 16 to 20 days, and boiling it with the meat inside.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
By a vote of 8 to 1, the court held that a fertilized egg outside the womb is a person.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Fertilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fertilized. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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