nitrify

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nitrify - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nitrify \Ni"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nitrified; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Nitrifying.] [Niter + -fy: cf. F. nitrifer. See
     Niter.] (Chem.)
     To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by
     oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or
     produce by, nitrification.
     [1913 Webster]

nitrify - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nitrify
      v 1: convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate,
           especially with the action of nitrobacteria
      2: treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound [syn: nitrify,
         nitrogenize, nitrogenise]
      3: treat (soil) with nitrates [ant: denitrify]