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Meaning of "fertilizer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FERTILIZER

fertilizer  [ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FERTILIZER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fertilizer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FERTILIZER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fertilizer

Fertilizer

Fertilizer (or fertiliser) is any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is added to soil to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. Conservative estimates report 30 to 50% of crop yields are attributed to natural or synthetic commercial fertilizer. Global market value is likely to rise to more than US$185 billion until 2019. The European fertilizer market will grow to earn revenues of approx. €15.3 billion in 2018. Mined inorganic fertilizers have been used for many centuries, whereas chemically synthesized inorganic fertilizers were only widely developed during the industrial revolution. Increased understanding and use of fertilizers were important parts of the pre-industrial British Agricultural Revolution and the industrial Green Revolution of the 20th century. Inorganic fertilizer use has also significantly supported global population growth — it has been estimated that almost half the people on the Earth are currently fed as a result of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use.

Definition of fertilizer in the English dictionary

The definition of fertilizer in the dictionary is any substance, such as manure or a mixture of nitrates, added to soil or water to increase its productivity. Other definition of fertilizer is an object or organism such as an insect that fertilizes an animal or plant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FERTILIZER


civiliser
ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzə
civilizer
ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzə
destabiliser
diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
destabilizer
diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
gyrostabiliser
ˌdʒaɪrəʊˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
gyrostabilizer
ˌdʒaɪrəʊˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
lyophiliser
laɪˈɒfɪˌlaɪzə
lyophilizer
laɪˈɒfɪˌlaɪzə
mobiliser
ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪzə
mobilizer
ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪzə
stabilizer
ˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
steriliser
ˈsterɪˌlaɪzə
sterilizer
ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪzə
stylizer
ˈstaɪˌlaɪzə
tranquiliser
ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə
tranquilizer
ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə
tranquillizer
ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə
utiliser
ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪzə
utilizer
ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪzə
visualiser
ˈvɪʒʊəˌlaɪzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FERTILIZER

fertigate
fertigating
fertigation
fertile
Fertile Crescent
fertile period
fertilely
fertileness
fertilisable
fertility
fertility clinic
fertility cult
fertility drug
fertility symbol
fertility treatment
fertilizable
fertilization
fertilize
ferula
ferulaceous

WORDS THAT END LIKE FERTILIZER

centralizer
crystalizer
crystallizer
finalizer
graphic equalizer
horizontal stabilizer
immobilizer
localizer
nebulizer
neutralizer
normalizer
organizer
parametric equalizer
realizer
socializer
tantalizer
totalizer
vertical stabilizer
visualizer
vitalizer
vocalizer

Synonyms and antonyms of fertilizer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FERTILIZER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fertilizer» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fertilizer

Translation of «fertilizer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FERTILIZER

Find out the translation of fertilizer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fertilizer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fertilizer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肥料
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fertilizante
570 millions of speakers

English

fertilizer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उर्वरक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَماد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удобрение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adubo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

engrais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

baja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Düngemittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

肥料
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비료
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pupuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân bón
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gübre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fertilizzante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nawóz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

добриво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îngrășământ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λίπασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kunsmis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gödsel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjødsel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fertilizer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FERTILIZER»

The term «fertilizer» is very widely used and occupies the 19.278 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FERTILIZER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fertilizer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fertilizer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fertilizer

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10 QUOTES WITH «FERTILIZER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fertilizer.
1
Dick Armey
Programs that pay farmers not to farm often devastate rural areas. The reductions hurt everyone from fertilizer companies to tractor salesmen.
2
John Perry Barlow
If you have the 'Total Information Awareness' project working, it might be relatively easy to find everyone who had bought more than a ton of fertilizer and 500 gallons of diesel in the last year, which would be a great way of spotting potential Tim McVeighs - but it would also spot half the farmers and ranchers in America.
3
Kylie Bax
I wish I had more hair on my head. Maybe if I sprinkled fertilizer on it, it would grow.
4
David R. Brower
The more we pour the big machines, the fuel, the pesticides, the herbicides, the fertilizer and chemicals into farming, the more we knock out the mechanism that made it all work in the first place.
5
Paul Gillmor
Among the many important provisions in the energy bill are the creation of an estimated half million new jobs, increased oil production, blackout protection, controlling fertilizer costs by stabilizing natural gas prices and enacting new efficiency benchmarks.
6
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over.
7
John Shimkus
Nitrogen fertilizer is used on all crops produced in this country, but it is a key plant nutrient to produce corn a critical crop to Illinois farmers.
8
Alex Shoumatoff
The usual way of growing cotton is highly petrochemical-intensive, requiring 110 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer per acre. Some of the fertilizer is broken down by soil bacteria into nitrate, a toxic and highly soluble chemical that can leach into groundwater or get washed into lakes, creating oxygenless dead zones.
9
Burning Spear
Dig into the roots of culture, and it will grow. It's like a grass that is growing, and it cannot stop, and music is like the fertilizer for that.
10
Paul Dudley White
I wish we could do something useful with tobacco - like making fertilizer out of it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FERTILIZER»

Discover the use of fertilizer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fertilizer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fertilizer Manual
The Fertilizer Manual, 3rd Edition, is a new, fully updated, comprehensive reference on the technology of fertilizer production.
UN Industrial Development Organization, International Fertilizer Development Center, 1998
2
The Fertilizer Encyclopedia
This is the definitive, up-to-date reference on fertilizers. This book is not available for purchase from Wiley in the country of India. Customers in India should visit Vasudha Research & Publications Pvt.
Vasant Gowariker, V. N. Krishnamurthy, Sudha Gowariker, 2009
3
Pollution Control in Fertilizer Production
"This timesaving guide addresses nearly every aspect of pollution control for the mining, production, transportation, and distribution of chemical fertilizers covering current and emerging technologies for all segments of the industry, ...
C.A. Hodge, 1994
4
Soil, Fertilizer, and Plant Silicon Research in Japan
Silicon is also now considered as an environment-friendly element. The achievements of Si research in Japan are introduced in this book, in relation to soils, fertilizers and plant nutrition.
Jian Feng Ma, Eiichi Takahashi, 2002
5
Fertilizer Manual
The aim of the new manual is to describe in clear, simple language all major fertilizer processes, their requirements, advantages and disadvantages and to show illustrative examples of economic evaluations.
Travis P. Hignett, 2011
6
Bullsh*t Or Fertilizer: A Portable Pep Talk
This book is for anyone who needs a heaping dose of momentum and focus, and who better to dish it out than award-winning filmmaker and artist Bennu. He shows how to get started and to make and attain goals.
Pierre Bennu, 2003
7
Agriculture and the Nitrogen Cycle: Assessing the Impacts of ...
The book offers a unique synthesis and provides an up-to-date, broad perspective on the issues of nitrogen fertilizer in food production and the interaction of nitrogen and the environment.
Arvin Mosier, J. Keith Syers, John R. Freney, 2013
8
The Complete Technology Book On Bio-Fertilizer And Organic ...
This book will be of use and interest to consultants, researchers, libraries, entrepreneurs, manufacturers of bio-fertilizer and for those who wants to venture in to this field.
Niir Board, 2004
9
The World Fertilizer Economy
Plant nutrients and environment.
Mirko Lamer, 1957
10
Fluid Fertilizer Science and Technology
The volume provides the means to analyze fluid fertilizer sys
Palgrave, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FERTILIZER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fertilizer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Carolina Clear – Fertilizer | WBTW.com
Adding fertilizer to your lawn can give it a nice, green, healthy look, but only if applied properly. Knowing what type, how much and when to ... «WBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SC, Jul 15»
2
Fertilizer subsidy programme still on - Minister - Ghana News Agency
Tema, July 10, GNA - Mr Fiifi Kwetey, the Minister of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has assured farmers that government's fertilizer subsidy ... «Ghana News Agency, Jul 15»
3
How to Enrich Your Soil Naturally Without Fertilizer | One Green Planet
When it comes to growing plants, one of the first mistakes modern systems make is mistreating the soil. The second mistake is that they do it ... «One Green Planet, Jul 15»
4
Ombudsman indicts Visayas local execs for P728-million fertilizer
It was later revealed through various investigations, including in the Senate, that the supposed farm implements under the DA fertilizer project ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
5
E-tour shows how grain handled, fertilizer stored at SW Grain
Delane Thom, Southwest Grain regional manager, second from left, explains how the grain terminal works, including the fertilizer plant. «Farm and Ranch Guide, Jul 15»
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What Pope Doesn't See: Devil's Dung Can Be Fertilizer - Investors.com
Pope Francis receives a Crucifix on a hammer and sickle from Bolivia's far-left president, Evo Morales, on Thursday. View Enlarged Image. «Investor's Business Daily, Jul 15»
7
Helpful bacteria promote growth, less fertilizer on crops
Recent research (and commercials) tell us probiotic products are good for our health, with benefits ranging from improved digestion to ... «agprofessional.com, Jul 15»
8
Fertilizer is focus of Stone Middle School team - Florida Today
In mid June, 8th-graders Olivia Zuzek, Kiana Padilla, Ryan Brown and Alexandra Vernich took their fertilizer project to Washington D.C. to ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»
9
Probiotics—for plants: Helpful bacteria promote growth, less fertilizer
Comparison of rice plants grown without the endophyte (E-) and with the endophyte (E+). Credit: Hyungmin. July 8, 2015- Recent research ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
10
Las Vegas Man Threatens President, Members of Congress While …
Then after they hang in the streets for a week, run over them, then to the tree chipper to finish the job and use them for fertilizer for Monsanto's ... «Intelligence Report, Jul 15»

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