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Princeton's WordNet
nitrificationnoun
the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)
nitrificationnoun
the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
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nitrificationnoun
the act of nitrifying
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nitrification
Nitrification is a biological process in which microorganisms such as bacteria and archaea convert ammonia and ammonium ions into nitrites and then into nitrates. This process is an essential part of the nitrogen cycle in the environment, helping to make nitrogen biologically available to plants and other organisms.
Webster Dictionary
Nitrificationnoun
the act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds
Nitrificationnoun
the act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or its compounds so as to form nitrous or nitric acid
Nitrificationnoun
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
Etymology: [Cf. F. nitrification. see Nitrify.]
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Nitrification
Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia with oxygen into nitrite followed by the oxidation of these nitrites into nitrates. Degradation of ammonia to nitrite is usually the rate limiting step of nitrification. Nitrification is an important step in the nitrogen cycle in soil. This process was discovered by the Russian microbiologist, Sergei Winogradsky.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nitrification in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
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The numerical value of nitrification in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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