unfertilized
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The procedure begins with the harvesting of unfertilized eggs from a woman’s ovaries.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
About 87% of eggs laid in the United States are unfertilized table eggs, according to the Department of Agriculture; the United Egg Producers said 92.6 billion table eggs were produced in 2022.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2024
That explains why Margenot's team found phosphorus and nitrogen leaching were significantly lower under struvite than MAP, comparable to natural leaching measured in unfertilized soils.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023
Apparently, instead of finding an alternative mate, Alfie waited and waited and waited — until she finally laid a clutch of unfertilized eggs.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023
A tilled, fertilized, watered, weeded garden provides growing conditions very different from those on a dry, unfertilized hillside.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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