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ni⋅tri⋅fy

  [nahy-truh-fahy]
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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
1. to oxidize (ammonia, ammonium compounds, or atmospheric nitrogen) to nitrites, nitrates, or their respective acids, esp. by bacterial action.
2. to impregnate with nitrogen or nitrogen compounds.
3. to treat or combine with nitrogen or its compounds.
4. (formerly) to convert into niter.
Origin:
1820–30; < F nitrifier. See nitr-, niter, -i-, -fy

Related forms:
ni⋅tri⋅fi⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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Nitrifying Bacteria
Fast and specific detection Easy-to-use gene probe technology
www.vermicon.com
ni·tri·fy   (nī'trə-fī')   
tr.v.   ni·tri·fied, ni·tri·fy·ing, ni·tri·fies

  1. To oxidize (an ammonia compound) into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or any nitrate or nitrite, especially by the action of nitrobacteria.

  2. To treat or combine with nitrogen or compounds containing nitrogen.

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