superovulate

[soo-per-ov-yuh-leyt, -oh-vyuh-]

su·per·ov·u·late

[soo-per-ov-yuh-leyt, -oh-vyuh-] verb, su·per·ov·u·lat·ed, su·per·ov·u·lat·ing. (of humans, domestic animals, etc.)
verb (used without object)
1.
to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause to superovulate.

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Superovulate has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

Origin:
1960–65; super- + ovulate

su·per·ov·u·la·tion, noun
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superovulate su·per·o·vu·late (s&oomacr;'pər-ō'vyə-lāt', -ŏv'yə-)
v. su·per·o·vu·lat·ed, su·per·o·vu·lat·ing, su·per·o·vu·lates

  1. To produce mature ova at an accelerated rate or in a large number at one time.

  2. To cause to superovulate.


su'per·o·vu'la'tion n.

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