ovulating
present participle ofovulate
ovulate
verb[I]
uk/ˈɒv.jə.leɪt/us/ˈɑː.vjuː.leɪt/(of a woman orfemaleanimal) toproduceaneggfrom which ababycan beformed:
Some women takedrugstohelpthem ovulate.
Animal reproduction
- androgen
- anti-oestrogen
- asexuality
- asexually
- barrenness
- calf
- embryology
- fertilize
- fetal
- incubate
- infertile
- procreation
- procreative
- propagation
- rebreed
- remate
- reproductive
- semen
- spawn
- spawning ground
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Obstetrics: processes & stages connected with sexual reproduction
Examplesofovulating
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In those patients who appeared to beovulatingbut in whom poor mucus was found, ethinyl oestradiol (0-01 mg) was given for three consecutive days before ovulation.
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The primary advantage of concealed ovulation is that it made it virtually impossible to know when a woman isovulating, and thus when it is best to mate with her.
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In captivity, we find that there is only a single reproductive female in a group, and all other group females are reproductively suppressed to the extreme of neverovulating.
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To use it a woman spits onto a glass slide to observe when salt crystals are forming to identify when she isovulating.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The females beginovulatingas soon as four to six years old.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ovulatingand gravid females are rarely ever caught, suggesting that during this period they may stop feeding or segregate themselves from others of their species.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A slippery, clear, egg white-like consistency usually indicates that the woman isovulating.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sows usually beginovulatingin their second year, though some exceptionally begin at nine months.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Anovulatingfemale begins to swim more than usual before releasing her eggs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Testosterone levels in males have been shown to vary according to theovulatingstate of females.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Non-pill using heterosexual females who areovulating(high levels of estrogens) have a preference for the scent of males with low levels of fluctuating asymmetry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Females beginovulatinga new batch of eggs immediately after giving birth, indicating that they have an annual reproductive cycle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Men's levels of testosterone, a hormone known to affect men's mating behaviour, changes depending on whether they are exposed to anovulatingor nonovulating woman's body odour.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other animals that are sometimes diapered include female dogs whenovulatingand thus bleeding, and monkeys and apes most of which are physically unable to control their excretions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This may be because they can not ensure they will sire a female's next offspring because she does not immediately beginovulatingagain after her infant dies.
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