nitrification

Noun

Meaning

The act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds.

The act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or its compounds so as to form nitrous or nitric acid.

A process of oxidation, in which nitrogenous vegetable and animal matter in the presence of air, moisture, and some basic substances, as lime or alkali carbonate, is converted into nitrates.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

combustion oxidation oxidization calcination oxidisation denitrification ammonification nitrogen fixation nitrifying nitriding nitration nitrating nitrogen cycling nitridation nitrogen utilization
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Antonyms

denitrification

Hypernyms

oxidation oxidization chemical change oxidisation chemical action chemical process

Anagrams

trinification

Examples

Urease inhibitors are used to slow the hydrolytic conversion of urea into ammonia, which is prone to evaporation as well as nitrification. Source: Internet

If the C/N is less than 15, ammonia is freed to the soil, where it may be used by bacteria which oxidise it to nitrate ( nitrification ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nitridyl nitriferous nitrifiable nitrified nitrifier nitrify