denitrification

Variant of denitrify

denitrify definition

de·ni·trify (dē nī′trə fī′)

transitive verb denitrified -·fied′, denitrifying -·fy′·ing

  1. to remove nitrogen or its compounds from
  2. to reduce (nitro groups, nitrates, or nitrites) to compounds of lower oxidation

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