fertilizer
A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plantsA natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom sells fertilizer.
Tom verkauft Dünger. — Yorwba
Том продаёт удобрение. — odexed
Том продає добрива. — deniko
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
The farmer spread fertiliser across the fields.
Organic fertilisers are usually better for the environment.
Dünger, Düngemittel
удобре́ниеudobrénije, наво́зnavóz
до́бривоdóbryvo
(countable, uncountable)A chemical compound created to have the same effect.
Handelsdünger
удобре́ниеudobrénije
мінера́льне до́бривоminerálʹne dóbryvo, міндо́бривоmindóbryvo
(derogatory, uncountable)Human remains, especially obscured or to be forgotten.
- any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile
Forms
plural: fertilizersSynonyms
2 synonyms- any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile:fertiliserplant food
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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