denitrification

English

Etymology

de- +‎ nitrification

Noun

denitrification (plural denitrifications)

The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.

Antonyms

nitrification

Translations

process

Finnish: denitrifikaatio
Greek: απονίτρωση (el) f (aponítrosi), απονιτροποίηση (el) f (aponitropoíisi)
Hungarian: denitrifikáció (hu)
Italian: denitrificazione (it) f
Portuguese: desnitrificação f

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