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Webster 1913 Edition
Nitrify
Ni′tri-fy
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Nitrified
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Nitrifying
.] (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.
Definition 2024
nitrify
nitrify
English
Verb
nitrify (third-person singular simple present nitrifies, present participle nitrifying, simple past and past participle nitrified)
- (transitive) to treat, or react with nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound
- (transitive) to convert ammonia or similar compound to a nitrate by oxidation, especially by the action of a microorganism