fertilizer
noun
any substance used to fertilize the soil, especially a commercial or chemical manure.
fertilizers
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pluralof fertilizer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is then converted into sulfuric acid, which reacts with mined phosphate rock to produce phosphoric acid used to make phosphate fertilizers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In agriculture, fertilizers can be enclosed inside PHA beads that gradually release their contents as the plastic breaks down.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Certain energy products and fertilizers will also be exempt, alongside products covered by the US-Mexico-Canada free trade pact, a US official told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
It said they’re now able to withstand freak weather and require less nitrogen based fertilizers to get the same crops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
But organic fertilizers have not come close to replacing the chemicals that state farms depended on for decades.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
