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underapplication

underapplication noun: the act of underapplying.

Noun

underapplication (countable and uncountable, plural underapplications)

  1. The act of underapplying.
    • Both farmers and suburban users fertilizing lawns and golf courses generally apply more fertilizer rather than risk underapplication.2004, Ellen E Wohl, Disconnected Rivers: Linking Rivers to Landscapes

Forms of underapplication

pluralunderapplications

Origin of underapplication

From under- + application.

Questions about underapplication

What does underapplication mean?
Underapplication means the act of underapplying.
What part of speech is underapplication?
Underapplication is a noun.
What is the plural of underapplication?
The plural of underapplication is underapplications.

Words near underapplication in the dictionary

  1. underannotates
  2. underannotating
  3. underannotation
  4. underanticoagulated
  5. underanticoagulation
  6. underapplication
  7. underapplications
  8. underapplied
  9. underapplies
  10. underapply
  11. underapplying

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