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denitrify

[ dee-nahy-truh-fahy ]
/ diˈnaɪ trəˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), de·ni·tri·fied, de·ni·tri·fy·ing.
Chemistry, Biology. to reduce (nitrates) to nitrites, ammonia, ammonium compounds, and free atmospheric nitrogen, as in soil by bacteria or other microbes.
Chemistry. to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
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Origin of denitrify

First recorded in 1890–95; de- + nitrify

OTHER WORDS FROM denitrify

de·ni·tri·fi·ca·tion [dee-nahy-truh-fi-key-shuhn] /diˌnaɪ trə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/ nounde·ni·tri·fi·er, de·ni·tri·fi·ca·tor, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for denitrify

denitrify
/ (diːˈnaɪtrɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied
to undergo or cause to undergo loss or removal of nitrogen compounds or nitrogen

Derived forms of denitrify

denitrification, noun
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