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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ni•tri•fy (nī′trə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. - to oxidize (ammonia, ammonium compounds, or atmospheric nitrogen) to nitrites, nitrates, or their respective acids, esp. by bacterial action.
- to impregnate with nitrogen or nitrogen compounds.
- to treat or combine with nitrogen or its compounds.
- (formerly) to convert into niter.
- French nitrifier. See nitr-, niter, -i-, -fy
- 1820–30
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