fertilizer
NounUS[fur-tuh-lahy-zer]/ˈfɝtəˌlaɪzɚ/4 syllables
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Noun (1)fertilizers
- any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertileSynonyms: fertiliserplant foodType of chemical, chemical substanceKinds bio fertilizer, mineral fertiliser, boron fertiliser, organic, nitro-chalkMade of sodium nitrate, ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fer′ti·lizer noun
1. One who fertilizes; the agent that carries the fertilizing principle, as a moth to an orchid. Alfred Russell Wallace
2. That which renders fertile; a general name for commercial substances which make plants grow better, as manure, guano, phosphate of lime, ammonium nitrate, etc.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54