Definition of nitrify Nitrify
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We found 7 definitions of nitrify from 4 different sources.
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What does nitrify mean?
WordNet
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| nitrify - convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria | ||
| convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid" | ||
| nitrify - treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound | ||
| nitrogenize, nitrogenise | ||
| process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | ||
| nitrify - treat (soil) with nitrates | ||
| denitrify remove nitrogen from; "Denitrify the soil" | ||
| fertilise, fertilize, feed provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- nitrify (Verb)
To treat, or react with nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound. - nitrify (Verb)
To convert ammonia or similar compound to a nitrate by oxidation, especially by the action of a microorganism.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nitrify (v. t.)
To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification.
Part of speech
🔤- nitrify, verb, present, 1st person singular of nitrify (infinitive).
- nitrify, verb (infinitive).
