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• fertiliser (UK)

語源

From fertilize +‎ -er.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈfɜːɹtəlaɪzəɹ/

名詞

fertilizer (countable and uncountable, plural fertilizers)

1. A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.

   The farmer spread fertiliser across the fields.

   Organic fertilisers are usually better for the environment.

2. (chemistry) A chemical compound created to have the same effect.
3. (dysphemistic, derogatory, uncountable) Human remains, especially obscured or to be forgotten.

   Synonym: worm food

   • 2026 January 30, Farrah Tomazin, “Woman Told FBI Trump Abused Her at 13, Epstein Files Reveal”, in The Daily Beast‎, archived from the original on 4 February 2026:

     “Complainant reported being threatened by Trump’s then head of security that, if she ever talked of what went on there or who she saw, he would ”end up as fertilizer for the back nine holes like the other c--ts’,” it continued.

派生語

関連する語

• fertilize

参考

• dung
• lawn food
• manure