Definition of Guano

1. Noun. The excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer.


Definition of Guano

1. n. A substance found in great abundance on some coasts or islands frequented by sea fowls, and composed chiefly of their excrement. It is rich in phosphates and ammonia, and is used as a powerful fertilizer.

Definition of Guano

1. Noun. Dung from a sea bird or from a bat. ¹

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Definition of Guano

1. the accumulated excrement of sea birds [n -NOS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Guano

guanidins
guanidinylated
guanidium
guanidyl
guanidyls
guaniferous
guanin
guanine
guanine aminase
guanine cell
guanine deaminase
guanine deoxyribonucleotide
guanine ribonucleotide
guanines
guanins
guano bat
guanochlor sulfate
guanodine
guanodines
guanos
guanosine
guanosine 5'-diphosphate
guanosine 5'-monophosphate
guanosine 5'-o-(3-thiotriphosphate)
guanosine 5'-triphosphate
guanosine 5'-triphosphate 3'-diphosphate pyrophosphorylase
guanosine diphosphate
guanosine diphosphate fucose
guanosine diphosphate mannose

Literary usage of Guano

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Natural Laws of Husbandry by Justus Liebig, John Blyth (1863)
"Peruvian guano, its efl'ect on the cultivation of corn- Motet guano loses ammoniac-Moistening guano with water acidulated with ..."

2. Agriculture in Some of Its Relations with Chemistry by Frank Humphreys Storer (1897)
"As tested at the New Haven laboratory in recent years, the composition of guano, as procurable in New York, may be set down at nearly 8% of nitrogen, ..."

3. The Natural Laws of Husbandry by Justus Liebig, John Blyth (1863)
"guano. Composition compared with that of seeds; small amount of potash in it; its action — guano and bone-earth, similarity of their active ingredients ..."

4. A Digest of the International Law of the United States: Taken from Documents by Francis Wharton (1887)
"See further report respecting the guano trade; Senate Ex. Doc. 23, 35th Cong., 2d sess. See for correspondence as to seizure, by Peru, of American vessels ..."

5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Peruvian guano. guano was originally introduced into England from Peru in 1839, ... guano is formed from the excrement and carcases of sea-fowl. ..."

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