nitrifying

[nahy-truh-fahy]

verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.

to oxidize (ammonia, ammonium compounds, or atmospheric nitrogen) to nitrites, nitrates, or their respective acids, especially by bacterial action.

to impregnate with nitrogen or nitrogen compounds.

to treat or combine with nitrogen or its compounds.

(formerly) to convert into niter.

Origin:
1820–30; < French nitrifier. See nitr-, niter, -i-, -fy

Related forms

ni·tri·fi·a·ble, adjective

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