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# fertiliser

noun (a fertiliser, fertilisers; fertiliser) — US spelling fertilizer

«fertiliser» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A substance added to soil to help plants grow, such as manure, compost or chemical pellets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertiliser/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and gardening: plants need nutrients; fertiliser gives them. Farmers spread fertiliser on fields. Environmental lessons: too much fertiliser can wash into rivers and harm fish and plants. Safety: keep garden fertiliser away from children and pets.

### Examples

- The farmer spread fertiliser on the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertiliser/#x1)
- Compost is a natural fertiliser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertiliser/#x2)
- Our tomato plant grew bigger with fertiliser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertiliser/#x3)
- Too much fertiliser can pollute rivers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertiliser/#x4)
- Wash your hands after touching fertiliser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertiliser/#x5)
- Manure is used as fertiliser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertiliser/#x6)

### Note

UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland: fertiliser; USA and Canada: fertilizer. Countable for types, uncountable for the stuff. Verb: fertilise. In maths: dilution questions — e.g. 10 ml of fertiliser in 1 litre of water.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fertiliser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertiliser/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fertiliser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fertiliser.html) on Mova free.