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Answer for the clue "Fertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males) ", 16 letters:
superfecundation

Word definitions for superfecundation in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the fertilisation of two or more ova by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twins with different fathers

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. fertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Superfecundation is the fertilization of two or more ova from the same cycle by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse . The term superfecundation is derived from fecund , meaning the ability to produce offspring. Heteropaternal superfecundation ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Superfecundation \Su`per*fec`un*da"tion\, n. (Physiol.) Fertilization of two ova, at the same menstruation, by two different acts of coition.