'Nitrifying' definitions:
Definition of 'Nitrifying'
- 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.
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