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nitrification
n.
process of treating with a nitrate (Chemistry)
Nitrification
nitrification
Noun
1. the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)
(hypernym) chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
(derivation) nitrify, nitrogenize, nitrogenise
2. the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
(hypernym) oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation
(derivation) nitrify
(classification) plant, flora, plant life
nitrification
nf.
nitrification, process of treating with a nitrate (Chemistry)
Nitrification
(n.)
The act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds.
(n.)
The act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or its compounds so as to form nitrous or nitric acid.
(n.)
A process of oxidation, in which nitrogenous vegetable and animal matter in the presence of air, moisture, and some basic substances, as lime or alkali carbonate, is converted into nitrates.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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