English > fertiliser: 1 sense > noun 1, substanceMeaning | Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile. |
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Synonyms | fertilizer, plant food |
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Narrower | organic, organic fertilizer, organic fertiliser | A fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter |
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Broader | chemical, chemical substance | Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules |
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Substances | ammonium nitrate | Used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant |
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potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter, nitre | (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive |
sodium nitrate, soda niter | (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive |
Spanish | abono, abono orgánico, fertilizante, fertilizantes |
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Catalan | adob, fertilitzant |
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