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fertilizer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fertiliser, plant food |
| Type of | chemical, chemical substance |
| Has types | organic, organic fertiliser, organic fertilizer |
| Derivation | fertilize |
Examples of fertilizer
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You have to use fertilizer, which creates stress, and you're creating a monster.
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Work the fertilizer and 3 to 4 inches of organic matter, and till 6 to 8 inches.
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Regular application of a liquid fertilizer, such as fish emulsion, is advisable.
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A fertilizer and grain storage facility on the riverbank moved out its products.
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Farmers pay money to add ammonia to irrigation water because it is a fertilizer.
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They use it to hunt, fish, mend fences, find stranded sheep and haul fertilizer.
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I need to aerate all the fields and put a pretty good dressing of fertilizer on.
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It is best to apply fertilizer and lime according to the results of a soil test.
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Melamine is used to make plastics and fertilizer and is banned in food in China.
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- 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. ...
