Definition of fertilizer
:one that fertilizes;
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:a substance (such as manure or a chemical mixture) used to make soil more fertile
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Examples of fertilizer in a Sentence
We only use organic fertilizer in our gardens.
They use chemical fertilizers on their lawn.
Recent Examples of fertilizer from the Web
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Feed your plant some organic fertilizer, and make sure it’s well watered.
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Heavy rainfalls generate a lot of agricultural runoff, draining fertilizers from farms into the water supply.
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Feed with organic fertilizer specifically for tropical fruiting plants.
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YARA hopes that the ship will be able to replace 40,000 trucks that drive through southern Norway every year delivering fertilizer.
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The components that went into those green beans — seeds, fertilizer, farming equipment — probably weren’t locally made.
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Applying too much fertilizer at one time can induce BER.
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As expected, fertilizer increased the amount of algae in the tanks, which in turn swelled the number of snails.
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Among the other tax-break beneficiaries were solar projects, some commercial seed and fertilizer sellers, martial-arts studios and film-production companies.
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First Known Use of fertilizer
circa 1661
FERTILIZER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of fertilizer for English Language Learners
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: a substance (such as manure or a special chemical) that is added to soil to help the growth of plants
FERTILIZER Defined for Kids
fertilizer
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Definition of fertilizer for Students
:material added to soil to make it more fertile
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