cross-fertilization
/krɔs,fɜrtəlɪ'zeɪʃən/
noun
19 letters5 syllables32 points in Scrabble®35 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
Interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial.
“the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts”
2
Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species.
WORD FORMS
Related formcross-fertilize
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®32 points
Words With Friends®35 points
Double word64 points
Triple word96 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Starts & ends withC … N
Syllablescross-fer · ti · li · za · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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