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nitrify |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nitrify \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nitrify v 1: convert into nitrates 2: cause to react with nitrogen 3: treat with nitrates; as of soil [ant: {denitrify}]
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