addling

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Alternative form of addlings (earnings).
2. noun The act of causing fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell or other outer layer.
3. verb present participle and gerund of addle.

Similar words

muddle puddle defertilization decapacitation capacitation drying-up insiccation denaturation ablation deprotamination

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