Both Uses of
immerse
in
Brave New World
- …this receptacle was immersed in a warm bouillon containing free-swimming spermatozoa–at a minimum concentration of one hundred thousand per cubic centimetre, he insisted;
p. 5..9immersed = submerged (dipped)
- …if any of the eggs remained unfertilized, it was again immersed, and, if necessary, yet again;
p. 6..1 *
Definition:
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(immerse as in: immersed in a tub of water) put into a liquid so it is completely covered