fertilizin

[fer-til-uh-zin]

noun

Biochemistry.

1. jelly coat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fertilizin¹

First recorded in 1919; fertilize + -in ²

Example Sentences

They'd 'a' bin fertilizin' gardin truck with him.

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Ain’t he always fertilizin’ an’ irrigatin’?

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"They made an attack here about a week back, and there's a tidy few fertilizin' out there now—to say nothin' of some of ours we can't get in."

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