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nitrifying

nitrifying adjective: describing certain bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrite and nitrate in the soil.

Adjective

nitrifying (not comparable)

  1. Describing certain bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrite and nitrate in the soil

Questions about nitrifying

What does nitrifying mean?
Nitrifying means describing certain bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrite and nitrate in the soil.
What part of speech is nitrifying?
Nitrifying is an adjective.

Words near nitrifying in the dictionary

  1. nitrified
  2. nitrifier
  3. nitrifiers
  4. nitrifies
  5. nitrify
  6. nitrifying
  7. nitril
  8. nitrilase
  9. nitrilases
  10. nitrilate
  11. nitrile

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