capacitation

English

noun
Definitions
  • Enablement; giving the capacity to do something.
  • (zoology) The process of altering sperm to allow them to fertilize eggs.

Etymology

Suffix from English capacitate root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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