fertilizer
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzər/ · UK /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə/
Forms: fertilizers
fertilizer means: A substance added to soil to help plants grow better.
noun
A substance added to soil to help plants grow better.
- These plants need fertilizer.
- He spread fertilizer over the vegetable garden.
- How much fertilizer should we add to the soil?
A natural material, such as animal waste, added to soil to help plants grow.
- Manure is a natural fertilizer.
- She uses compost as fertilizer in her garden.
- The farmer spread organic fertilizer across the fields.
A manufactured chemical substance added to soil to help plants grow.
- The factory makes chemical fertilizer.
- They applied nitrogen fertilizer to the wheat field.
- This fertilizer contains several chemicals that plants need.
Questions about fertilizer
What does fertilizer mean?
A substance added to soil to help plants grow better.
What is fertilizer in other languages?
Türkçe: gübre · Español: fertilizante · Français: engrais · Deutsch: Dünger · Italiano: fertilizzante · 日本語: 肥料
How do you pronounce fertilizer?
In American English /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzər/; in British English /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə/.
How do you use fertilizer in a sentence?
These plants need fertilizer. He spread fertilizer over the vegetable garden.
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