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nitrification

noun

The oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)

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13
Starts with
N
Ends with
N
Contains
IT
Scrabble score
18

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noun

  1. The oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)

noun

  1. The chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)

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