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denitrify

denitrify verb: to remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.

Verb

denitrify (third-person singular simple present denitrifies, present participle denitrifying, simple past and past participle denitrified)

  1. (transitive) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.

denitrify meaning in Vietnamese

denitrify in Vietnamese

to remove nitrogen
loại nitơ

Antonyms of denitrify

Forms of denitrify

third-person singular presentdenitrifies
present participledenitrifying
past participledenitrified
pastdenitrified

Origin of denitrify

From de- + nitro- + -ify.

Words formed from denitrify

Questions about denitrify

What does denitrify mean?
Denitrify means to remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
What is denitrify in Vietnamese?
Denitrify in Vietnamese is loại nitơ. See Denitrify meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is denitrify?
Denitrify is a verb.
What is the past tense of denitrify?
The past tense of denitrify is denitrified.

Words near denitrify in the dictionary

  1. denitrificators
  2. denitrified
  3. denitrifier
  4. denitrifiers
  5. denitrifies
  6. denitrify
  7. denitrifying
  8. denitrogenate
  9. denitrogenated
  10. denitrogenates
  11. denitrogenating

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