fertilizin

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Etymology[edit]

fertilize +‎ -in

Noun[edit]

fertilizin (uncountable)

  1. A hypothetical substance supposed to be the active agent in fertilization, having two side chains, one reacting with the sperm, the other with the ovum.

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