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misfertilizing

misfertilizing is the present participle and gerund of misfertilize.

Meaning of misfertilize

Verb

misfertilize (third-person singular simple present misfertilizes, present participle misfertilizing, simple past and past participle misfertilized)

  1. To fertilize incorrectly, especially to use the wrong type of fertilizer.
    • two, excessive or misfertilizing of agricultural land leads to an accumulation of phosphate in the soil and nitrate in the ground water;1994, Indian Poultry Industry Yearbook - Volume 10, page 297

Questions about misfertilizing

What is misfertilizing the present participle and gerund of?
Misfertilizing is the present participle and gerund of misfertilize.

Words near misfertilizing in the dictionary

  1. misfeelings
  2. misfell
  3. misfertilize
  4. misfertilized
  5. misfertilizes
  6. misfertilizing
  7. misfetch
  8. misfetched
  9. misfetches
  10. misfetching
  11. misfield

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