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denitrification

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English nitrification English denitrification From de- + nitrification.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desnitrificació — process
  • Finnish: denitrifikaatio — process
  • French: dénitrification — process
  • Greek: απονίτρωση (aponítrosi) — process
  • Greek: απονιτροποίηση (aponitropoíisi) — process
  • Hungarian: denitrifikáció — process
  • Indonesian: denitrifikasi — process
  • Italian: denitrificazione — process
  • Malay: pendenitratan — process
  • Malay: denitrifikasi — process
  • Portuguese: desnitrificação — process
  • Spanish: desnitrificación — process