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Nitrify

Nitrify Meaning & Definition
Nitrify Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nitrify?

[v] treat with nitrates; as of soil
[v] treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
[v] convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, esp. with the action of nitrobacteria

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nitrify: nitrogenise | nitrogenize

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See Also | change over | convert | feed | fertilise | fertilize | oxidate | oxidise | oxidize | process | treat

Nitrify In Webster's Dictionary

\Ni"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nitrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nitrifying}.] [Niter + -fy: cf. F. nitrifer. See {Niter}.] (Chem.) To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification.

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