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fertilizer noun

  /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə/ , /ˈfɜːɹtəlaɪzəɹ/
  • A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
 Dünger, Düngemittel
  • (chemistry) A chemical compound created to have the same effect.
 Handelsdünger, Dünger

fertile adjective

  /ˈfɜːtaɪl/ , /ˈfɜːtəl/ , /ˈfɝːtaɪl/ , /ˈfɝːtəl/
  • Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
 fruchtbar, geil
  • (figuratively) Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific.
 fruchtbar

fertilization noun

  • The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or the joining of sperm and egg in animals.
 Befruchtung

fertility noun

  /fɝˈtɪləti/
  • (uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
 Fruchtbarkeit

fertilize verb

  /ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/
  • To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
 düngen
  • (figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive.
 befruchten
chemical fertilizer
Kunstdünger
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