Definition of denitrify in English:
denitrify
verbdenitrifying, denitrifies, denitrifieddiːˈnʌɪtrɪfʌɪdiˈnaɪtrəˌfaɪ
[with object](chiefly of bacteria) remove the nitrates or nitrites from (soil, air, or water) by chemical reduction.
indigenous bacteria denitrify groundwater
Example sentencesExamples
- Oxygen-depleted waters also provide the perfect environment for the growth of a specialized group of bacteria called denitrifying bacteria.
- We must find ways to either keep the nitrogen in the field or denitrify the water before it drains into streams and rivers.
- Still other types of bacteria ‘denitrify’ soil by breaking down its nitrogen compounds and returning free nitrogen to the air.
- So, when there is denitrifying bacteria that means the nitrate is being put back into the atmosphere?
- Much of this additional nitrogen is retained or denitrified in the watershed, but a substantial amount enters groundwater and rivers and eventually is delivered to estuaries and the ocean.
Derivatives
noun
Other reactions unique to life, except at extremely high temperatures and pressures, include nitrogen fixation, nitrification and denitrification, sulphate and sulphur reduction, and methane formation.
Example sentencesExamples
- The remaining processes that could account for the rapid depletion of riverine nitrate are denitrification and microbial assimilation.
- Research has shown that fall applications are generally less efficient than growing season applications because of the increased risk of nitrogen loss from either leaching or denitrification.
- These conditions raise the potential for nitrification, leaching, denitrification, or runoff losses.
- Water table management may facilitate denitrification (conversion of nitrate to N-containing gases) in the off-season.
Definition of denitrify in US English:
denitrify
verbdiˈnaɪtrəˌfaɪdēˈnītrəˌfī
[with object](chiefly of bacteria) remove the nitrates or nitrites from (soil, air, or water) by chemical reduction.
indigenous bacteria denitrify groundwater
Example sentencesExamples
- Still other types of bacteria ‘denitrify’ soil by breaking down its nitrogen compounds and returning free nitrogen to the air.
- Much of this additional nitrogen is retained or denitrified in the watershed, but a substantial amount enters groundwater and rivers and eventually is delivered to estuaries and the ocean.
- Oxygen-depleted waters also provide the perfect environment for the growth of a specialized group of bacteria called denitrifying bacteria.
- We must find ways to either keep the nitrogen in the field or denitrify the water before it drains into streams and rivers.
- So, when there is denitrifying bacteria that means the nitrate is being put back into the atmosphere?