chemical vs fertiliser

fertiliser vs chemical

chemical and fertiliser both are nouns.

chemical is an adjective but fertiliser is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chemical	Yes	Yes	No	No
fertiliser	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fertiliser is a hyponym of chemical; that is, fertiliser is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chemical:

chemical: material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
fertiliser: any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile

Other hyponyms of chemical include explosive, reactant, Alar, daminozide, carrier, bacteriacide, bactericide, carbon tetrahalide, congener, chemical compound, compound, soil conditioner, fertilizer, plant food, flux, fumigant, herbicide, weed killer, weedkiller, intermediate, fraction, larvicide, pesticide, phytochemical, product, restrainer, stabilizer, softener, saturant, phlegmatizer.

chemical (noun)	fertiliser (noun)
material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules	any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile

chemical (adjective)	fertiliser (adjective)
relating to or used in chemistry
of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes

Difference between chemical and fertiliser

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