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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Schacht said some fertilizers he needs for the next planting season have doubled in price.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Such an advance could reduce agriculture's reliance on industrial fertilizers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Shipments of liquefied natural gas, fertilizers and other commodities also remain stuck in the Gulf, choking the economies of Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain—nations that don’t have alternative sea outlets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Chinese producers use American sulfur to manufacture phosphate fertilizers, which supply phosphorus—one of the three primary plant nutrients along with nitrogen and potassium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In place of petrochemical fertilizers, Greenways’s organic acres are fed with compost from a nearby horse farm and by poultry manure.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
