1. The introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
   "Artificial insemination is a common practice in animal husbandry"
    
2. The act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)
   "The farmer used mechanical insemination to plant the corn seeds"

Derived forms: inseminations

Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, planting

Part of: carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, copulation, intercourse, relation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation

Encyclopedia: Insemination