fertilizer
11fertilizer — /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… …
12fertilizer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. manure, compost, guano. See agriculture. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. manure, top dressing, organic fertilizer, commercial fertilizer, chemical fertilizer, plant food, compost, humus, mulch, soil amendment …
13fertilizer — (BrE also iser) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ natural, organic ▪ artificial, chemical, inorganic, synthetic (esp. AmE) ▪ nitrogen …
14fertilizer — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)tɪlaɪzə(r)[/t]] fertilizers N MASS Fertilizer is a substance such as solid animal waste or a chemical mixture that you spread on the ground in order to make plants grow more successfully. ...farming without any purchased chemical,… …
15fertilizer — UK [ˈfɜː(r)təlaɪzə(r)] / US [ˈfɜrt(ə)lˌaɪzər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms fertilizer : singular fertilizer plural fertilizers a natural or chemical substance added to soil in order to help plants grow …
16fertilizer — the excreta of cattle It should mean anything which adds fertility to the soil, including compost and seaweed: Today s fertilizer was manure yesterday and meadow dressing the day before. (Jennings, 1965) …
17fertilizer — noun we use only organic fertilizer Syn: manure, plant food, compost, dressing, top dressing, dung …
18fertilizer — trąšos statusas Aprobuotas sritis ekologinis ūkininkavimas apibrėžtis Medžiagos, kurių sudėtyje yra azoto junginių ir kurios yra naudojamos dirvoje augalų augimui skatinti. atitikmenys: angl. fertiliser; fertilizer vok. Düngemittel, n rus.… …
19fertilizer — trąšos statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos, aprūpinančios augalus maistingomis medžiagomis. atitikmenys: angl. fertilizer rus. тук; удобрения …
20fertilizer — trąšos statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Organinės ir mineralinės medžiagos, kuriose yra augalams būtinų ir pasisavinamų maisto medžiagų. Didina dirvožemio derlingumą, skatina augalų vystymąsi, gerina žemės ūkio produktų… …
