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capacitation

ca·pac·i·tate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-pas-i-teyt]
    • /kəˈpæs ɪˌteɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-pas-i-teyt]
    • /kəˈpæs ɪˌteɪt/

Definitions of capacitation word

  • verb with object capacitation to make capable; enable. 1
  • noun capacitation Enablement. 1
  • noun capacitation (zoology) The process of altering sperm to allow them to fertilize eggs. 0
See all 3 definitions of capacitation

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Origin of capacitation

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; capacit(y) + -ate1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Capacitation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Capacitation

capacitation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

capacitation usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with capacitation

  • what is capacitation?
  • how long does sperm capacitation take?

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