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befruchtbare

Befruchtbare is a German adjective that describes something capable of being fertilized or of fertilization in a biological sense. It is commonly used to refer to eggs or gametes that can be fertilized by a partner cell, as well as to organisms or biological materials that have the potential to develop offspring or seeds. The term is contrasted with unfertile or unbefruchtbar, which means not capable of fertilization.

Etymology and usage context: bef ruchtbare derives from befruchten, meaning to fertilize, with the suffix -bar

Common applications: In reproductive biology and medicine, bef ruchtbare cells are those that can participate in

See also: fertility, fertilization, unfertilbar, befruchtet, befruchtbarkeit.

indicating
capability.
In
scientific
writing,
bef
ruchtbare
is
used
to
distinguish
a
state
of
potential
fertilization
from
a
state
after
fertilization
(befruchtete)
or
from
a
state
of
infertility
(unbefruchtbar).
While
the
primary
focus
is
on
gametes
such
as
eggs
and
sperm,
the
concept
can
extend
to
plant
ovules
or
other
reproductive
structures
that
can
undergo
fertilization
to
form
seeds
or
offspring.
fertilization,
as
in
befruchtbare
Eizellen
(fertilizable
eggs)
or
befruchtbare
Spermien.
In
botany,
the
term
can
appear
to
describe
ovules
or
floral
tissues
with
the
potential
to
be
fertilized
and
produce
seeds.
The
opposite
term
is
unfruchtbar,
which
denotes
infertility
or
an
incapacity
to
undergo
fertilization.
In
clinical
contexts,
the
quality
and
timing
of
fertilization
potential
are
important
factors
in
discussions
of
fertility,
assisted
reproduction,
and
embryological
development.