denitrify

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē nītrə fī′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•ni•tri•fy  (dē nītrə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryto remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
  2. Chemistryto reduce (nitrates) to nitrites, ammonia, and free nitrogen, as in soil by microorganisms.
  • de- + nitrify 1890–95
de•ni′tri•fi•cation, n. 
de•nitri•fi′er, de•nitri•fi•ca′tor, n. 


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