ammonification

Noun

Meaning

impregnation with ammonia or a compound of ammonia

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

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