fertilizer
noun
/ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə/
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/ˈfɜːɹtəlaɪzəɹ/
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- A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
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mest
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- (chemistry) A chemical compound created to have the same effect.
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kunstmest
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fertile
adjective
/ˈfɜːtaɪl/
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/ˈfɜːtəl/
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/ˈfɝːtaɪl/
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/ˈfɝːtəl/
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- Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
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vruchtbaar
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fertility
noun
/fɝˈtɪləti/
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- (uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
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vruchtbaarheid
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fertilize
verb
/ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/
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- To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
- (figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive.
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bemesten
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fertilization
noun
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- 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.
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bevruchting
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