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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fertilizer — UK US (UK also fertiliser) /ˈfɜːtɪlaɪzər/ noun [C or U] ► a chemical substance that is spread on land or soil to make plants grow better: »The prices for farm equipment, fertilizer and fuel climb relentlessly … Financial and business terms
fertilizer — 1660s, a person who fertilizes, agent noun from FERTILIZE (Cf. fertilize). As a euphemism for manure, from 1846 … Etymology dictionary
fertilizer — (Amer.) fer·ti·liz·er || fÉœrtlaɪzÉ™(r) / fÉœËtɪ n. person or thing which fertilizes; organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure), fertiliser … English contemporary dictionary
fertilizer — (izg. fȅrtilajzer) m DEFINICIJA agr. kemijsko sredstvo koje se koristi za povećanje plodnosti tla; umjetno gnojivo ETIMOLOGIJA engl., v. fertilan … Hrvatski jezični portal
fertilizer — [n] dressing to aid production of crops buffalo chips*, compost, cow chips*, dung, guano, humus, manure, maul*, mulch, peat moss, plant food, potash, top dressing*; concepts 260,399,429 … New thesaurus
fertilizer — (also fertiliser) ► NOUN ▪ a chemical or natural substance added to soil to increase its fertility … English terms dictionary
fertilizer — [fʉrt′ lī΄zər] n. a person or thing that fertilizes; specif., any material, as manure, chemicals, etc., put on or in the soil to improve the quality or quantity of plant growth … English World dictionary
Fertilizer — Tennessee Valley Authority: Results of Fertilizer demonstration 1942 … Wikipedia
fertilizer — n. 1) to spread fertilizer 2) artificial; chemical; natural fertilizer * * * [ fɜːtɪlaɪzə] chemical natural fertilizer artificial to spread fertilizer … Combinatory dictionary
fertilizer — /ferr tl uy zeuhr/, n. 1. any substance used to fertilize the soil, esp. a commercial or chemical manure. 2. a person, insect, etc., that fertilizes an animal or plant: Bees are fertilizers of flowers. [1655 65; FERTILIZE + ER1] * * * Natural or… … Universalium
