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English
Verb
nitrify (third-person singular simple present nitrifies, present participle nitrifying, simple past and past participle nitrified)
- (transitive) To treat, or react with nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound.
- (transitive) To convert ammonia or similar compound to a nitrate by oxidation, especially by the action of a microorganism.
- (intransitive) To become nitre.
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