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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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de·ni·tri·fy   (dē-nī'trə-fī')   
tr.v.   de·ni·tri·fied, de·ni·tri·fy·ing, de·ni·tri·fies

  1. To remove nitrogen or nitrogen groups from (a compound).

  2. To reduce (nitrates or nitrites) to nitrogen-containing gases, as by bacterial action on soil.

de·ni'tri·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
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