OVULATION

ovulation

(noun) the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ovulation (countable and uncountable, plural ovulations)

(physiology) The release of an ovum from an ovary.

Source: Wiktionary


O`vu*la"tion, n. (Phisiol.)

Definition: The formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. In the mammalian female the discharge occurs during menstruation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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