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nitrified

nitrified is the simple past and past participle of nitrify.

Meaning of nitrify

Verb

nitrify (third-person singular simple present nitrifies, present participle nitrifying, simple past and past participle nitrified)

  1. (transitive) To treat or react with nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound.
  2. (transitive) To convert ammonia or similar compound to a nitrate by oxidation, especially by the action of a microorganism.
  3. (intransitive) To become nitre.

Questions about nitrified

What is nitrified the simple past and past participle of?
Nitrified is the simple past and past participle of nitrify.

Words near nitrified in the dictionary

  1. nitrifaction
  2. nitriferous
  3. nitrifiable
  4. nitrification
  5. nitrifications
  6. nitrified
  7. nitrifier
  8. nitrifiers
  9. nitrifies
  10. nitrify
  11. nitrifying

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