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ni·tri·fy
 nitrify
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- pronunciation:
- naI
tr
faI
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
nitrifies, nitrifying, nitrified |
| definition 1: |
to oxidize into nitrous or nitric acid or a nitrite or nitrate, as by bacterial action in soil.
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| definition 2: |
to treat or impregnate with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound.
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| derivations: |
nitrifiable (adj.), nitrification (n.), nitrifier (n.) |
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