fertilized
adjective
fer·til·ized
ˈfər-tə-ˌlīzd 
: having undergone fertilization
a fertilized egg
: subjected to fertilization
fertilized fields
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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.
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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
This lays a foundation for basically outlawing anything that involves the destruction of a fertilized egg.
—Sarah Handel, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
Much of my subsequent career has been guided by wanting to understand how a single cell, the fertilized egg, creates a complex multicellular adult made of millions of cells.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
On February 22, several Democrats in the Alabama House of Representatives filed a bill stipulating that a fertilized egg or embryo cannot be legally considered a human child until it has been implanted in a uterus, AL.com has reported.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2024
The state Supreme Court agreed, ruling that the plaintiffs could pursue a wrongful death claim on behalf of an embryo, a fertilized egg that has grown for five or six days before being implanted in a patient or stored in tanks of liquid nitrogen.
—Sarah Kliff, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
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
This lays a foundation for basically outlawing anything that involves the destruction of a fertilized egg.
—Sarah Handel, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
Much of my subsequent career has been guided by wanting to understand how a single cell, the fertilized egg, creates a complex multicellular adult made of millions of cells.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
On February 22, several Democrats in the Alabama House of Representatives filed a bill stipulating that a fertilized egg or embryo cannot be legally considered a human child until it has been implanted in a uterus, AL.com has reported.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2024
The state Supreme Court agreed, ruling that the plaintiffs could pursue a wrongful death claim on behalf of an embryo, a fertilized egg that has grown for five or six days before being implanted in a patient or stored in tanks of liquid nitrogen.
—Sarah Kliff, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Fertilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fertilized. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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