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siderate

siderate noun: a plant that is grown alongside a crop in order to improve its growth; A companion crop.

Noun

siderate (plural siderates)

  1. A plant that is grown alongside a crop in order to improve its growth; A companion crop.
    • The annual and perennial lupine and sweet clover may be regarded as the best siderates.1964, An experiment in soil survey of collective farm lands, page 77
    • New types of mineral fertilizers, higher quality organic matter, and other biological means of compensating for the lost nutrients (including siderates) can reduce the required amounts of mineral fertilizers.1991, Studies on Soviet Economic Development - Volume 2, page 78

Verb

siderate (third-person singular simple present siderates, present participle siderating, simple past and past participle siderated)

  1. To strike down or incapacitate.
    • When it is impossible to use the protoxide either alone or according to the method of M. Bert, recourse may be had to the mixed method, which consists in siderating the patient with the protoxide and continuing the anesthesia with ether or chloroform.1880, The Chicago Medical Review - Volumes 1-2, page 125
    • This is done in order to put the horse in a state of action inhibition (i.e. siderating the animal) before putting the saddle on and mounting.2001, Cheval Et Différences: It's the Horse that Makes the Difference

Forms of siderate

Noun
pluralsiderates
Verb
third-person singular presentsiderates
present participlesiderating
past participlesiderated
pastsiderated

Questions about siderate

What does siderate mean?
Siderate means a plant that is grown alongside a crop in order to improve its growth; A companion crop.
What part of speech is siderate?
Siderate can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of siderate?
The plural of siderate is siderates.

Words near siderate in the dictionary

  1. sideramine
  2. sideramines
  3. sideraphthite
  4. siderastreid
  5. siderastreids
  6. siderate
  7. siderated
  8. siderates
  9. siderating
  10. sideration
  11. siderazot

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