nitrify

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nitrify

verb nitrifies · nitrifying · nitrified

transitive To treat or react with nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound.
transitive To convert ammonia or similar compound to a nitrate by oxidation, especially by the action of a microorganism.
intransitive To become nitre.

Opposite: denitrify

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Opposite: denitrify

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@misc{nitrify_2026,
  title = {nitrify},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nitrify},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}