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ammonification

[ uh-mon-uh-fi-key-shuhn, uh-moh-nuh- ]

noun

  1. the act of impregnating with ammonia, as in the manufacture of fertilizer.
  2. the state of being so impregnated.
  3. the formation of ammonia or its compounds by decomposition of organic matter.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ammonification1

First recorded in 1885–90; ammoni(a) + -fication

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