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FERTILIZERS

"FERTILIZERS" is a plural of: fertilizer.

Date "FERTILIZERS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references)


Specialty Definition: FERTILIZERS

DomainDefinition

Health

Substances or mixtures that are added to the soil to supply nutrients or to make available nutrients already present in the soil, in order to increase plant growth and productivity. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: FERTILIZERS

English words defined with "FERTILIZERS": aqua fortis, Aqua-Lungcalcium nitratefeed, fertilise, fertilizeKainitnitric acidorthophosphoric acidphosphoric acid. (references)
Specialty definitions using "FERTILIZERS": aerial-applicator pilot, agricultural geology, agricultural-aircraft pilot, AGRICULTURAL-CHEMICALS INSPECTOR, Agriculture in Concert with the Environment, Agrochemicals, aircraft pilot, airplane pilot, crop dusting, AIRPLANE-PILOT HELPER, algal bloomsBroadcast applicationCARCINOGENS, CHEMICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN, CHEMICAL-ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN, Conventional agriculturedistilling slopsFARMER, DIVERSIFIED CROPS, FARMWORKER, DIVERSIFIED CROPS Iinterior horticulturistlandscaper, LAWN-SERVICE WORKER, LeachateMANAGER, GOLF CLUB, mineralsPetrochemicals, plant tender, PLANT-CARE WORKER, Precision farming, PULPER, SYNTHETIC SOIL BLOCKSREGISTRATION SPECIALIST, AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSstill wash, stillage sludge, SUPERVISOR, FERTILIZER PROCESSING, SUPERVISOR, PHOSPHATIC FERTILIZERVALVING-MACHINE OPERATOR. (references)

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Commercial Usage: FERTILIZERS

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References

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Nitrogenous Fertilizers (reference)

  • The World Market for Crude Fertilizers and Materials excluding Coal: A 2003 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

  • Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Phosphatic Mineral and Chemical Fertilizers in Asia (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Agrochemicals and Fertilizers [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Pesticides, Pollutants, Fertilizers and Trees: Their Role in Forests and Amenity Woodlands (Forestry Series) (reference)

  • Proceedings of the National Expert Consultation on Use of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) versus Other Phosphatic Fertilizers, Islamabad, 3rd May, 1994 (reference)

  • Fertile Soil: A Grower's Guide to Organic & Inorganic Fertilizers (reference)

  • Granulated fertilizers (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: FERTILIZERS

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Topsoil as well as farm fertilizers and other potential pollutants run off unprotected farm fields when heavy rains occur. Credit: Lynn Betts.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: FERTILIZERS

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

China still must rely on importing fertilizers in large quantities. (references)

China mainly imports fertilizers from the U.S., Russia, and Canada. (references)

Profertil's fertilizer plant will reduce demand for imported fertilizers. (references)

Economic History

Trinidad

Output of nitrogenous fertilizers is increasing yearly. (references)

China

These raw materials are essential elements of most fertilizers. (references)

Nepal

Nepal is totally dependent on imports of fertilizers such as urea. (references)

Political Economy

INDIA

Agricultural commodity procurement prices have risen substantially during the past nine years, while prices for nitrogenous and phosphatic fertilizers, rural electricity, and irrigation are subsidized. (references)

INDIA

Pricing Policies: Central and state governments still regulate the prices of many essential products (e.g., food-grains, sugar, basic medicines, energy, fertilizers, and water), while many basic foods are under a dual pricing system. (references)

URUGUAY

Among these are pharmaceuticals, some types of medical equipment and chemicals, firearms, radioactive materials, fertilizers, vegetable products, frozen embryos, livestock, bull semen, anabolics, sugar, seeds, hormones, meat, and vehicles. (references)

Trade

Dominican Rep

Agro-chemicals and fertilizers require an import license from the Secretariat of State for Agriculture. (references)

Spain

Fertilizers and Fungicides: Imported fertilizers must be registered with the local Agriculture Ministry Office. (references)

Jamaica

This would include basic foods, medicines, certain fertilizers and insecticides, books and some agricultural input. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: FERTILIZERS

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969We will place the matchless skill and the resources of our own great America, in farming and in fertilizers, at the service of those countries committed to develop a modern agriculture.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: FERTILIZERS

"FERTILIZERS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 92.61% of the time. "FERTILIZERS" is used about 176 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)92.61%16324,498
Noun (proper)7.39%1397,576
                    Total100.00%176N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: FERTILIZERS

CountryName
India

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co.

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: FERTILIZERS

Expressions using "FERTILIZERS": animal fertilizers chemical fertilizers drilled fertilizers. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: FERTILIZERS

Language Translations for "FERTILIZERS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

gødningsstoffer,undtagen varer henhørende under gruppe 272 (other than those of group 272). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

meststoffen,m.u.v.die van groep 272 (other than those of group 272). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

muut kuin ryhmään 272 sisältyvät (other than those of group 272), lannoitteet (other than those of group 272). (various references)

   

French

  

engrais,autres que ceux du groupe 272. (various references)

   

German

  

Düngemittel (artificial manure, chemical fertilizer, dressing, fertiliser, fertilizer, manure). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βιομηχανικά λιπάσματα,εκτός από αυτά που αναφέρονται στην ομάδα 272 (other than those of group 272). (various references)

   

Italian

  

concimi,diversi da quelli del gruppo 272 (other than those of group 272), Concimi (fertiliser, fertilizer, manure). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ertilizersfay

   

Portuguese

  

adubos,não incluídos no grupo 272 (other than those of group 272). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

минеральные удобрения (chemical fertilizers). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

abonos, excepto los que figuran en el grupo 272 (other than those of group 272). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

myllad gödsling (drilled fertilizers), Kommittén för genomförande av förordningen om gödselmedel (Committee on the implementation of the Regulation relating to fertilizers). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: FERTILIZERS

Misspellings

"FERTILIZERS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: feritilizer, fertiliser, fertilisier, fertlizer, fertlizers, fetilizer. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "FERTILIZERS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "FERTILIZERS" (pronounced fer"tulī'zerz)
6-u l ī' z er zanalyzers, stabilizers, sterilizers, tranquilizers.
4-ī' z er zadvertisers, appetizers, colonizers, exercisers, franchisers, ionizers, itemizers, merchandisers, organizers, sympathizers, synthesizers.
3-z er zabusers, accusers, advisers, advisors, appraisers, blazers, browsers, bulldozers, Caesars, cleansers, composers, cruisers, freezers, fundraisers, geysers, incisors, lasers, losers, mousers, raisers, razors, scissors, stargazers, supervisors, trailblazers, trousers, tweezers, users, visors.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: FERTILIZERS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-f-i-i-l-r-r-s-t-z"

-1 letter: fertilizer, fertilizes, sterilizer.

-2 letters: fertilize, filterers, refilters, rifleries, sterilize, terrifies.

-3 letters: feistier, ferities, ferrites, fieriest, filister, filterer, flirters, flirtier, refilter, reifiers, triflers.

-4 letters: felsite, ferlies, ferrels, ferrets, ferries, ferrite, fertile, fierier, filters, firelit, flirter, friezes, fritzes, frizers, lefties, leister, liefest, lifters, refiles, refires, reflets, reflies, refries, reifier, reifies, reliefs, reliers, retiles, retires, retries, riflers.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-f-i-i-l-r-r-s-t-z"
 

+3 letters: overfertilizes.

 

+5 letters: trifluoperazines.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Quotations: Speeches
7. Usage Frequency
8. Names: Company Usage
9. Expressions
10. Translations: Modern
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Bibliography


  

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