fertilizer
noun/ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə(r)/
/ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzər/
(British English also fertiliser)
[countable, uncountable]- a substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully
- artificial/chemical fertilizers
- liquid fertilizer
- a bag of fertilizer
- He spread fertilizer on the field with a rake.
Collocations FarmingFarmingGrowing food and raising animalsTopics Farmingc1, Gardensc1- plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley
- grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit
- plough/(North American English) plow land/a field
- sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields
- spread manure/fertilizer on something
- cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land
- damage/destroy/lose your crop
- ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes
- press/dry/ferment grapes
- grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat
- raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs
- raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep
- kill/slaughter livestock
- preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat
- run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm
- engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming
- use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides
- begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops
- grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods
- fund/invest in genetic engineering/research
- improve/increase crop yields
- face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages
- label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)
- eliminate/reduce farm subsidies
- oppose/be against factory farming/GM food
- promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- natural
- organic
- artificial
- …
- apply
- spray
- spread
- …
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