denitrify

English

Etymology

de- +‎ nitro- +‎ -ify

Verb

denitrify (third-person singular simple present denitrifies, present participle denitrifying, simple past and past participle denitrified)

1. (transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.

Antonyms

• nitrify

Derived terms

• denitrification

Translations

to remove nitrogen

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 除氮 (chúdàn)

• German: denitrieren
• Japanese: 脱窒する (datchitsu suru)
• Korean: 질소(窒素)를 제거(除去)하다 (jilso-reul jegeohada)
• Maori: tuku hauota
• Vietnamese: loại nitơ