fertilizer

noun

fer·til·iz·er | \ ˈfər-tə-ˌlī-zər

Definition of fertilizer

: one that fertilizes specifically : a substance (such as manure or a chemical mixture) used to make soil more fertile

Examples of fertilizer in a Sentence

We only use organic fertilizer in our gardens. They use chemical fertilizers on their lawn.

Recent Examples on the Web Legume cover crops act as a fertilizer and fix nitrogen into the soil. — oregonlive, 3 June 2021 Farmers grabbed piles of dung to use as fertilizer while bloggers set up their phones to film themselves. — Washington Post, 2 June 2021 Farmers grabbed piles of dung to use as fertilizer while bloggers set up their phones to film themselves. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021 Ammonia is also produced from overapplication of fertilizer on crops such as corn. — Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2021 Endvick and Roden also reported that input costs have increased dramatically this year — in particular, the cost of fertilizer. — Isabel Koyama, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2021 Accordingly, these farmers are focused on how to grow more pounds of food per gallon and ounce of fertilizer applied to their soil and crops. — Nav Athwal, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021 Phosphorus is an essential component of fertilizer. — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2021 Phosphogypsum, a byproduct of fertilizer, is stored in the plant’s two stacks, as is industry practice. — Fox News, 3 Apr. 2021

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