Loam vs Compost - What's the difference?
loam | compost |
A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
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(metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer
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(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
* Hammond
To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer
As nouns the difference between loam and compost
is that loam is a type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due while compost is the decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.As verbs the difference between loam and compost
is that loam is to cover, smear, or fill with loam while compost is to produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.loam
English
(wikipedia loam)Noun
- Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander
- returneth to dust, the dust is earth, of earth we make
- loam', and of why that ' loam whereto he was converted
- might they not stop a beer-barrel?
Anagrams
*compost
English
(wikipedia compost)Noun
- Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
- And do not spread the compost on the weeds / To make them ranker.
- A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
Verb
(en verb)- If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.