Look up: compost

1. Compost
   Usual meaning for the house plant grower is a potting or seed/cutting mixture made from peat ('soil less compost') or sterilized soil ('loam compost') plus other materials such as sand, lime, and fertilizer. Compost is also a term for decomposed organic matter such as what is left after a compost he...
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2. Compost
   The relatively stable humus material that is produced from a composting process in which bacteria in soil mixed with garbage and degradable trash break down the mixture into organic fertilizer.
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3. Compost
   A mixture of garbage, degradable trash and soil in which bacteria in the soil break down the mixture into a soil conditioner (not a fertilizer). It has high organic content but low nitrogen.
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4. Compost
   A mixture of organic materials used as a soil conditioner and fertiliser; prepared by microbial degradation of plant materials.
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5. Compost
   This can mean garden compost made from waste materials rotted down in a compost heap, but it usually refers to the special soil or peat mixtures used for sowing and potting plants.There are two main kinds. Soil-less compost is made from peat or a substitute such as bark or coir. Soil-based composts ...
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6. compost
   [n] - a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure 2. [v] - convert to compost, as of organic debris
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7. Compost
   Material resulting from the controlled microbial transformation of organic materials under aerobic, high temperature conditions.
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8. Compost
   A term used to describe two different materials: -Garden compost is formed by rotting down vegetable matter and is used to improve the soil
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9. compost
   mixture of organic and inorganic substances undergoing or having undergone composting; artificial mixture of organic materials which after undergoing bacterial decomposition is used as a manure or soil amendment Category: Environment • consisting of rotted waste vegetable and other matte...
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10. Compost
    Completely decayed organic matter. It is dark, odourless, and rich in nutrients.
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11. Compost
    Com'post noun [ Old French compost , from Latin compositus , past participle See Composite .] 1. A mixture; a compound. [ R.] « A sad compost of more bitter than sweet. Hammond. » 2. ...
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12. Compost
    Com'post transitive verb 1. To manure with compost. 2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.
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13. compost
    <botany> A mix of different types of organic matter, all of it decaying, such as fallen leaves, bananna peels and/or manure, a mulch. It is used as a fertiliser or to rejuvenate soil. The word can be a noun or verb. ... (05 Jan 1998) ...
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14. compost
    noun a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
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15. compost
    verb convert to compost; `compost organic debris`
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16. Compost
    • (v. t.) To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost. • (n.) A mixture; a compound. • (v. t.) To manure with compost. • (n.) A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, ...
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17. compost
    (from the article `agricultural technology`) Compost, or synthetic manure, is basically a mass of rotted organic matter made from waste-plant residues. Addition of nitrogen during decomposition ...
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18. compost
    compost 1. A mixture of decaying organic matter, or vegetation, as from leaves and manure; used to improve soil structure and to provide nutrients. 2. A composition or a mixture.
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19. Compost
    Partially decomposed organic plant and animal matter that can be used as a soil conditioner or fertilizer. See decomposition.
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20. Compost
    Compost (t or t) is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment. Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming. At the simplest level, the process of composting simply requires making a heap of wetted organic matter (leaves, food waste) and waiting for t...
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21. compost
    A mixture of decaying organic matter, such as plants, leaves, and food scraps that is used for fertilizer.
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22. compost
    compost, substance composed mainly of partly decayed organic material that is applied to fertilize the soil and to increase its humus content; it is often used in vegetable farming, home gardens, flower beds, lawns, and greenhouses. Compost usually is made from plant materials (e.g., grass clippings...
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23. Compost
    Compost is a mixture of manures, or earths and manures, varying in proportions and quality to suit different plants and used by gardeners to feed their plants and improve soil quality.
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24. compost
    Organic material decomposed by bacteria under controlled conditions to make a nutrient-rich natural fertilizer for use in gardening or farming. A well-made compost heap reaches a high temperature during the composting process, killing most weed seeds that might be present
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25. COMPOST
    A mixture of ingredients specially prepared for the growing of cuttings, plants, or the sowing of seeds.
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