| 单词 | nitrify |
| 释义 | nitrify[ nahy-truh-fahy ] / ˈnaɪ trəˌfaɪ / verb (used with object), ni·tri·fied, ni·tri·fy·ing.to oxidize (ammonia, ammonium compounds, or atmospheric nitrogen) to nitrites, nitrates, or their respective acids, especially by bacterial action. to impregnate with nitrogen or nitrogen compounds. to treat or combine with nitrogen or its compounds. (formerly) to convert into niter. Origin of nitrifyFrom the French word nitrifier, dating back to 1820–30. See nitr-, niter, -i-, -fy OTHER WORDS FROM nitrifyni·tri·fi·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby nitrifynitride, nitriding, nitriding steel, nitrification, nitrifier, nitrify, nitrifying bacteria, nitrile, nitrile rubber, nitrilo-, nitrite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nitrify
British Dictionary definitions for nitrifynitrify / (ˈnaɪtrɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)to treat or cause to react with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound to treat (soil) with nitrates (of nitrobacteria) to convert (ammonium compounds) into nitrates by oxidation Derived forms of nitrifynitrifiable, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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