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Webster 1913 Edition


Nitrify

Ni′tri-fy

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nitrify

NITRIFY

,
Verb.
T.
[L.] To form into niter.

Definition 2024


nitrify

nitrify

English

Verb

nitrify (third-person singular simple present nitrifies, present participle nitrifying, simple past and past participle nitrified)

  1. (transitive) to treat, or react with nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound
  2. (transitive) to convert ammonia or similar compound to a nitrate by oxidation, especially by the action of a microorganism

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