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fertiliser::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fertilizer, plant food |
| Type of | chemical, chemical substance |
| Has types | organic, organic fertiliser, organic fertilizer |
Examples of fertilisers
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The aggressive use of pesticides and fertilisers has proved counter-productive.
From the economist.com
Nitrogen fertilisers in soils release nitrous oxide when broken down by bacteria.
From the newscientist.com
But few remove dissolved phosphorus and nitrogen from detergents and fertilisers.
From the newscientist.com
Worst affected are plants that have been overfed on high nitrogen fertilisers.
From the independent.co.uk
Autumn lawn fertilisers are rich in root-promoting phosphorus and low in nitrogen.
From the guardian.co.uk
No more herbicides, pesticides or oil-derived fertilisers to keep the food coming.
From the guardian.co.uk
Nitrogen fertilisers are blamed for causing disease and polluting the environment.
From the newscientist.com
For example, they are essential for making plastics, solvents and fertilisers.
From the newscientist.com
The potassium and phosphorus, mined for fertilisers, will eventually run out.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile
- (fertilize) provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
- (fertilize) make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination"
- (fertilize) inseminate: introduce semen into (a female)
- Fertilizers are soil amendments applied to promote plant growth; the main nutrients present in fertilizer are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (the 'macronutrients') and other nutrients ('micronutrients') are added in smaller amounts. ...
- (Fertilizing) Fertilisation (also known as conception, fecundation and syngamy), is the fusion of gametes to produce a new organism. In animals, the process involves the fusion of an ovum with a sperm, which eventually leads to the development of an embryo. ...
- A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants; A chemical compound created to have the same effect
- (fertilize) To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it; To make more creative or intellectually productive; To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate
- (Fertilizers) There are many types of chemical fertilizer; nitrogenous matter, phosphate fertilizer, and potassic fertilizer. Nitrogenous matter is the one that often uses ammonium nitrate. ...
