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fertility noun

  /fɝˈtɪləti/
  • (uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
  • (countable) The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
 hedelmällisyys

fertile adjective

  /ˈfɜːtaɪl/ , /ˈfɜːtəl/ , /ˈfɝːtaɪl/ , /ˈfɝːtəl/
  • Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
 hedelmällinen, viljava
  • Capable of developing past the egg stage.
 hedelmöitynyt
  • (figuratively) Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific.
 tuottelias, vilkas

fertilizer noun

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

fertilize verb

  /ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/
  • To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
 lannoittaa
  • (figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive.
 ravita

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.
 hedelmöitys, lannoitus, hedelmöittäminen, maanparannus
  • The act of applying fertilizer to soil.
 lannoitus
  • The act or process of rendering fertile.
 lannoitus, maanparannus

fertilely adverb

  /ˈfɝːtə(l).li/
  • In a fertile manner.
 hedelmällisesti
soil fertility
maaperän hedelmällisyys
fertility rate
hedelmällisyysluku
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