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fertilizer

/ˈfɜːɹtəlaɪzəɹ/noun4 syllables

Fertilizer means: any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile.

Synonyms for fertilizer3

noun, as in any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile

fertiliser, plant food

also used for fertilizer

worm food

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What does fertilizer mean?1

noun

1

any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Fertilizer in a sentence

  • What fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides do you use?CK
  • What is the best fertilizer for tomato plants?Hybrid
  • Use a fertilizer once a year after blooming.Eccles17
  • Algeria wants to become an important fertilizer exporter.Amastan
  • Ziri didn't add any fertilizer to the water he used to water his ivy.Amastan
  • Ziri used a liquid fertilizer to supplement the soil.Amastan
  • Potassic fertilizer is a lot more expensive than nitrogen fertilizer.tieguy
  • The gardener said that mineral fertilizers are more effective.DJ_Saidez

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Forms of fertilizer

as a noun

plural
fertilizers