fer·til·iz·er (fûr tl-  z r)n. Any of a large number of natural and synthetic materials, including manure and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium compounds, spread on or worked into soil to increase its capacity to support plant growth. |
fertilizer, fertiliser [ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪzə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) any substance, such as manure or a mixture of nitrates, added to soil or water to increase its productivity
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) an object or organism such as an insect that fertilizes an animal or plant
| fertilizer (fûrtl-zr) Any of a large number of natural and synthetic materials, including manure and compounds containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, spread on or worked into soil to increase its capacity to support plant growth. Synthetic fertilizers can greatly increase the productivity of soil but have high energy costs, since fossil fuels are required as a source of hydrogen, which is necessary to fix nitrogen in ammonia. |
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| Noun | 1. |  fertilizer - any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertilechemical, chemical substance - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules organic, organic fertiliser, organic fertilizer - a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter soda niter, sodium nitrate - (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive niter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre - (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive ammonium nitrate - used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant |
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