noun
any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑fertiliser, ↑plant food
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fertilize
• Hypernyms: ↑chemical, ↑chemical substance
• Hyponyms: ↑organic, ↑organic fertilizer, ↑organic fertiliser
• Substance Meronyms:
↑sodium nitrate, ↑soda niter, ↑potassium nitrate, ↑saltpeter, ↑saltpetre, ↑niter, ↑nitre, ↑ammonium nitrate
Useful english dictionary. 2012.