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Noun: fertilizer  'fur-tu,lI-zu(r)
  1. Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile
    "the fertilizer leached into the ground";
    - fertiliser [Brit], plant food

Derived forms: fertilizers

Type of: chemical, chemical substance

Encyclopedia: Fertilizer