Fertilizer

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  • noun. Any of a large number of natural and synthetic materials, including manure and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium compounds, spread on or worked into soil to increase its capacity to support plant growth.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who or that which fertilizes; specifically, a manure, whether organic or inorganic: as, guano is a powerful fertilizer. Also spelled fertiliser.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who fertilizes; the agent that carries the fertilizing principle, as a moth to an orchid.
  • noun. That which renders fertile; a general name for commercial substances which make plants grow better, as manure, guano, phosphate of lime, ammonium nitrate, etc.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
  • noun. A chemical compound created to have the same effect.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile
    • Word Usage
    "Most people, when they use the term fertilizer, think primarily of artificial fertilizer."
    cross-reference
    dung  manure  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chemical  chemical substance  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    organic  organic fertiliser  organic fertilizer  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cement  chemical  compost  detergent  fuel  
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