nitrify
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1. treat (soil) with nitrates (verb.change)
2. treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | process, treat, |
| definition | : | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (verb.change) |
3. convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | convert, |
| definition | : | change the nature, purpose, or function of something (verb.change) |
4. treat (soil) with nitrates (verb.change)
| antonym | : | denitrify, |
| definition | : | remove nitrogen from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | nitrification, |
| definition | : | the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | nitrate, |
| definition | : | any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) (noun.substance) |
5. treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound (verb.change)
| derivation | : | nitrification, |
| definition | : | the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound) (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | atomic number 7, n, nitrogen, |
| definition | : | a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | nitrous acid, |
| definition | : | an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | nitrate, |
| definition | : | any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) (noun.substance) |
6. convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria (verb.change)
| derivation | : | nitrification, |
| definition | : | the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | aqua fortis, nitric acid, |
| definition | : | acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | nitrous acid, |
| definition | : | an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | nitrate, |
| definition | : | any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) (noun.substance) |
7. treat (soil) with nitrates (verb.change)
| antonym | : | denitrify, |
| definition | : | remove nitrogen from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | nitrification, |
| definition | : | the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | nitrate, |
| definition | : | any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) (noun.substance) |
8. treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound (verb.change)
| derivation | : | nitrification, |
| definition | : | the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound) (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | atomic number 7, n, nitrogen, |
| definition | : | a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | nitrous acid, |
| definition | : | an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | nitrate, |
| definition | : | any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) (noun.substance) |
9. convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria (verb.change)
| derivation | : | nitrification, |
| definition | : | the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | aqua fortis, nitric acid, |
| definition | : | acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | nitrous acid, |
| definition | : | an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | nitrate, |
| definition | : | any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) (noun.substance) |
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