cross-fertilization
NOUN
/krɔs,fɜrtəlɪ'zeɪʃən/
19 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
cross-fertilization is a valid 19-letter word worth 32 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3R1O1S1S1-0F4E1R1T1I1L1I1Z10A1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =32 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 64TRIPLE WORD → 96
MEANING
What does cross-fertilization mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
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”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species.
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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