noun
Meaning 1
The process of nitrifying
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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nitrification
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun
Meaning 2
the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation
noun
Meaning 3
the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: nitrificació — act of nitrifying
- Finnish: nitrifikaatio — act of nitrifying
- French: nitrification — act of nitrifying
- Greek: νιτροποίηση (nitropoíisi) — act of nitrifying
- Irish: nítriú — act of nitrifying
- Irish: nítriúchán — act of nitrifying
- Italian: nitrificazione — act of nitrifying
- Portuguese: nitrificação — act of nitrifying
- Spanish: nitrificación — act of nitrifying