ammonification

Noun

Meaning

impregnation with ammonia or a compound of ammonia

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nitrification denitrification nitrogen fixation nitrogen assimilation nitrogen cycling nitrogen metabolism nitrogen mineralization nitrogen uptake nitrate assimilation nitrogen utilization nitrogen transformation nitrogen turnover nitrogen incorporation nitrogen recycling

Hypernyms

permeation pervasion suffusion

Examples

Bacteria are able to convert ammonia to nitrite and nitrate but they are inhibited by light so this must occur below the euphotic zone. citation Ammonification or Mineralization is performed by bacteria to convert organic nitrogen to ammonia. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ammonic ammonical ammonid ammonified ammonifier ammonify