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fertilizer
[fur-tl-ahy-zer]
noun
any substance used to fertilize the soil, especially a commercial or chemical manure.
a person, insect, etc., that fertilizes an animal or plant.
Bees are fertilizers of flowers.
fertilizer
/ ˈɜːɪˌɪə /
noun
any substance, such as manure or a mixture of nitrates, added to soil or water to increase its productivity
an object or organism such as an insect that fertilizes an animal or plant
fertilizer
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fertilizer1
Example Sentences
A farmer in southwestern Hokkaido named Noboru Ohtaka came up with the idea for a so-called “ion bath” after stepping on a sawdust enzyme fertilizer he’d developed and noticing it felt pleasant.
That list includes ammonium nitrate, commonly available as a popular fertilizer at farm and garden stores.
On this day in mid-March, he’s delivering the ingredients for his famous organic fertilizer “cocktail” to clients around Malibu and Santa Monica, which will be used to feed Streisand’s collection of more than 800 roses.
Duties also threaten to curb imports of some fertilizer and pesticide supplies.
But another possible source could have been from repeated applications of fertilizers containing lead and arsenic that were widely used over the last century, Wallace said.
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