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Meanings of fertiliser in English

Portuguese
fertilizantes
Catalan
fertilitzant

Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile.

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        Usage of fertiliser in English
        1
        The new system requires less expensive feed, less fertiliser, and less work.
        Radio NZ
        2
        It's more like a plant that needs either fertiliser or weed-killer quickly.
        The Irish Times
        3
        That progress was partly rooted in a fertiliser grant for small-scale farmers.
        Reuters
        4
        By the turn of the twentieth century the fertiliser crisis was desperate.
        The Rational Optimist
        5
        A new waste plant is turning food waste into fertiliser and energy.
        BBC
        6
        With less profits, farmers would be less likely to buy more fertiliser.
        BBC
        7
        At a nearby garage, investigators recovered fireworks and fertiliser, court papers said.
        The Guardian
        8
        In Ireland it was gathered both for food and as a fertiliser.
        The Irish Times
        9
        Around 30 per cent of fertiliser output is destined for European markets.
        The Irish Times
        10
        Pasture quality is declining so they're looking to get some fertiliser on.
        Radio NZ
        11
        The powerful explosion followed a fire at the factory which produces fertiliser.
        BBC
        12
        Japan then invaded in 1942, attracted by its fertiliser and strategic location.
        News.com.au
        13
        She could dump up to a 100 tons of fertiliser a day.
        Radio NZ
        14
        Transporting fertiliser also releases significant carbon emissions, making it a dirty industry.
        BBC
        15
        But this bubbling background inflammation is fertiliser for everything that kills us.
        The Guardian
        16
        An organic fish fertiliser seems to deter aphids and white fly too.
        Radio NZ
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        New Zealand
        Common
        Ireland
        Less common
        United States of America
        Rare
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