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denitrificator

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de⋅ni⋅tri⋅fy

  [dee-nahy-truh-fahy]
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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing. Chemistry.
1. to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
2. to reduce (nitrates) to nitrites, ammonia, and free nitrogen, as in soil by microorganisms.
Origin:
1890–95; de- + nitrify

Related forms:
de⋅ni⋅tri⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
de⋅ni⋅tri⋅fi⋅er, de⋅ni⋅tri⋅fi⋅ca⋅tor, noun
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