denitrification

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ nitrification.

Noun

denitrification (plural denitrifications)

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

Antonyms

• nitrification

Derived terms

• chemodenitrification
• codenitrification
• hydrodenitrification

 

Translations

process

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