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nitrification

Length / number of characters: 13
Number of words: 1

  • the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)
  • the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
  • 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

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