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“Fertilized” or “Fertilised”

Language

Fertilized and fertilised are both English terms.

Usage

Fertilized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while fertilised is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
fertilized 100 57 83 100 98 55 100 63 63 100 86 100
fertilised 0 43 17 0 2 45 0 37 37 0 14 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (100 to 0).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (57 to 43).
  • In India, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (83 to 17).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (98 to 2).
  • In Australia, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (55 to 45).
  • In Liberia, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (100 to 0).
  • In Ireland, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (63 to 37).
  • In New Zealand, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (63 to 37).
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (100 to 0).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (86 to 14).
  • In Guyana, there is a preference for "fertilized" over "fertilised" (100 to 0).
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use fertilized or fertilised with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “fertilized”

  • Fertilized eggs hatch into larvae; these
  • gathers the sperm and lays fertilized eggs into a sac carried
  • The fertilized female does this over and
  • They are fertilized by very the individuals that
  • form after the flowers are fertilized.
  • H. diminuta fertilized eggs pass in the stool
  • Classically, fertilized chicken eggs have often been
  • These are fertilized by sperm produced by the
  • 2n chromosomes and develop from fertilized eggs.
  • These eggs were fertilized and the resulting embryos transferred

Examples of “fertilised”

  • The zygote (fertilised egg) divides by spiral cleavage
  • where the surrogate's egg is fertilised in vivo by the intended
  • seawater (external fertilization), resulting in fertilised eggs.
  • mature, sexual reproduction occurs, the fertilised eggs settle out and new
  • in preparation for hosting a fertilised ovum, it sloughs off, detaches,
  • A single fertilised egg cell, the zygote, gives
  • a delayed implantation of the fertilised egg, so that implantation on
  • after the female's eggs are fertilised by the male, she attaches
  • uptake and tillage (when heavily fertilised with nitrogen, tall varieties grow
  • Fertilised eggs promptly sink to the


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