Nitrification
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Nitrifications
- possessive
- Nitrification's
- pluralpossessive
- Nitrifications'