nitrify
/'naitrifai/
Definition
- Verb:
- To treat (soil) with nitrates: To add nitrates to soil, typically to increase fertility or promote plant growth.
- To treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound: To combine or impregnate a substance with nitrogen or one of its compounds.
- To convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate: Specifically, to undergo or cause a chemical conversion into these nitrogenous compounds, often through the action of nitrifying bacteria.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- Farmers nitrify the soil to improve crop yields.
- The industrial process is designed to nitrify the compound, making it suitable for fertilizer.
- Certain bacteria in the root nodules nitrify ammonia, converting it to nitrates.
Advanced Usage
- "to be nitrified": Describes a substance that has undergone nitrification.
- The treated wastewater was fully nitrified before being released.
- "nitrifying bacteria": A specific term for bacteria that carry out nitrification.
- Nitrifying bacteria are essential for the nitrogen cycle in ecosystems.
Variants and Related Words
- Nitrification (n): The process of nitrifying; the conversion of ammonia into nitrites and then nitrates.
- The nitrification of ammonia is a two-step bacterial process.
- Denitrify (v): The opposite process; to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds.
- Some bacteria denitrify nitrates, releasing nitrogen gas.
Synonyms
- Fertilize (with nitrates): To make soil more fertile by adding nitrates.
- Ammonify: To convert into ammonia or its compounds (a related but distinct process in the nitrogen cycle).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(This word is a technical/scientific verb and does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
(This word is a technical/scientific term and is not typically used in idioms.)
Verb
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treat (soil) with nitrates
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treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
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convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
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