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1. (v.t.) nitrify
to oxidize (ammonia, ammonium compounds, or atmospheric nitrogen) to nitrites, nitrates, or their respective acids, esp. by bacterial action.
2. nitrify
to treat or combine with nitrogen or its compounds.
Etymology: (1820–30; < F nitrifier. See niter , -ify)
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1. (verb) nitrify
convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
2. (verb) nitrify, nitrogenize, nitrogenise
treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
3. (verb) nitrify
treat (soil) with nitrates
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1. (verb) nitrify
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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