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fertilizin

American  
[fer-til-uh-zin] / fərˈtɪl ə zɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. jelly coat.

Etymology

Origin of fertilizin

First recorded in 1919; fertilize + -in 2

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

"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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