'Nitrify' definitions:
Definition of 'nitrify'
(from WordNet)
verb
Convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
verb
Treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound [syn: nitrify, nitrogenize, nitrogenise]
verb
Treat (soil) with nitrates [ant: denitrify]
Definition of 'Nitrify'
From: GCIDE
- Nitrify \Ni"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nitrified; p. pr. & vb. n. Nitrifying.] [Niter + -fy: cf. F. nitrifer. See Niter.] (Chem.) To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification. [1913 Webster]