Definition
Substances added to soil to help plants grow by providing nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
Etymology
From 'fertilize' (from Latin 'fertilis,' meaning fertile or fruitful) + '-er' suffix forming agent nouns. The word emerged in the 19th century as industrial agriculture developed.
Kelly Says
Fertilizers transformed human civilization—the Haber-Bosch process for making synthetic nitrogen fertilizer feeds about half the world's population, meaning roughly 4 billion people exist because of one chemical invention.
Translations
ARالعربية
الأسمدة
al-asmada
CACatalà
fertilitzants
fer-ti-li-zan-ts
CSČeština
hnojiva
hno-ji-va
DADansk
gødning
goed-ning
DEDeutsch
Düngemittel
doenng-miht-el
ELΕλληνικά
λιπάσματα
li-pas-ma-ta
ESEspañol
fertilizantes
fer-ti-li-zan-tes
FISuomi
lannoite
lan-noi-te
FRFrançais
engrais
an-gray
GUGU
ખેતીનાં ખાત
kheti-naan khaat
HAHA
ruwan shinkafa
ru-wan shin-ka-fa
HUMagyar
trágyák
tra-gyak
IDBahasa Indonesia
pupuk
pupuk
ITItaliano
fertilizzanti
fer-ti-li-zan-ti
KKKK
топырақтың тазалауы
to-py-raq-tyng ta-za-la-u-y
KMKM
កម្មវិធីប្រើប្រាស់
kam-mva-thee pra-seu-pra-as
MSBahasa Melayu
baja
ba-ja
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော် ပြော လိုက်တယ်
kyun-tawr pyau lo-i-tai
NLNederlands
meststoffen
mest-stof-fen
PTPortuguês
fertilizantes
fer-ti-li-zan-tes
RORomână
îngrășăminte
in-gra-she-min-te
RUРусский
удобрения
oo-do-bre-niya
SVSvenska
gödsel
goed-sel
SWKiswahili
mboea
m-bo-ea
TAதமிழ்
உரங்கள்
u-ra-nga-l
TEతెలుగు
రసాయన ఎరువులు
rasa-ya-na e-ru-vu-lu
TRTürkçe
gübreler
goo-breh-ler
UKУкраїнська
добрива
do-bri-va
URاردو
کیمیاوی کھاد
ki-mi-a-wi khaad
VITiếng Việt
phân bón
phan bon