Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
bio-fertilizer

bio-fertilizer

5.0
A product with living helpful bacteria added to seeds, soil, or plants to help them get nutrients and grow
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪoʊˌfɜːrtəˌlaɪzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : biofertilizante
  • The use of bio-fertilizer reduces the need for chemical fertilizers in sustainable agriculture.

Examples

  • Organic farmers increasingly use bio-fertilizer to improve soil quality and crop yields.

  • Farmers often use bio-fertilizers to improve crop yields.

  • Scientists are developing new formulations of bio-fertilizer to support plant growth under challenging conditions.

  • The use of bio-fertilizer reduces the need for chemical fertilizers in sustainable agriculture.

  • A bio-fertilizer can greatly enhance soil fertility.

  • Organic farmers increasingly use bio-fertilizer to improve soil quality and crop yields.

  • Scientists are developing new formulations of bio-fertilizer to support plant growth under challenging conditions.

Synonyms

fertilizer
vsbio-fertilizer
  • US
91 3.0

Something added to soil to help plants grow

contains living microorganisms that increase nutrient supply rather than only adding nutrients
biofertilizer
vsbio-fertilizer
  • Specialized
7.2

A substance with tiny living things that you put on soil, seeds, or plants to help them grow

is the hyphenated written form though the meaning is identical

Surface Forms

bio-fertilizer singular
bio-fertilizers plural
biofertilizers plural
biofertilizer singular

Morphology

bio-fertilizer = fertilizer (semi-transparent) = bio + fertil + izer

The word is built compositionally from bio- + fertilizer, but the technical sense referring to living microorganisms is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

The word bio-fertilizer combines bio- meaning 'life' and fertilizer meaning 'make fertile', and you can see bio- in the familiar word biology. So a bio-fertilizer is a living material that makes soil more fertile and helps plants grow.