| VERB | change | nitrify | convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria |
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| change | nitrify, nitrogenize, nitrogenise | treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound | |
| change | nitrify | treat (soil) with nitrates |
| Meaning | convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Entails | oxidize, oxidise, oxidate | add oxygen to or combine with oxygen |
| Broader | convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something |
| Spanish | nitrificar | |
| Catalan | nitrificar-se, nitrificar | |
| Nouns | nitrate | any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
| nitric acid | acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels | |
| nitrification | the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) | |
| nitrous acid | an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts | |
| Meaning | treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | nitrogenize, nitrogenise | |
| Broader | process, treat | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition |
| Nouns | nitrate | any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
| nitrification | the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound) | |
| nitrogen | a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas | |
| nitrous acid | an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts | |
| Meaning | treat (soil) with nitrates. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | fertilize, fertilise, feed | Provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to |
| Opposite | denitrify | Remove nitrogen from |
| Spanish | nitrificarse, nitrificar | |
| Catalan | nitrificar-se, nitrificar | |
| Nouns | nitrate | any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
| nitrification | 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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