Found 2 items, similar to nitrified.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nitrified
nitrify
v 1: convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate,
especially with the action of nitrobacteria
2: treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound [syn:
nitrogenize,
nitrogenise]
3: treat (soil) with nitrates [ant:
denitrify]
[also:
nitrified]
nitrified
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nitrify
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nitrified
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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