- nitrification
- The natural process in which nitrogen in plant and animal wastes is oxidized, first to nitrites and then to nitrates, through the action of soil-borne microbes.
Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
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nitrification — [ nitrifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1797; de nitrifier ♦ Chim. Transformation en nitrates de l ammoniac et des sels ammoniacaux. La nitrification se fait en deux temps (nitrosation; nitration), sous l influence de bactéries (nitrobactéries). Bacille qui… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Nitrification — Ni tri*fi*ca tion, n. [Cf. F. nitrification. see {Nitrify}.] 1. (Chem.) (a) The act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds. (b) The act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or its compounds so as to form nitrous or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nitrification — (n.) 1827, from Fr. nitrification (1787, de Morveau), from nitrifier (1777), from nitre (see NITRE (Cf. nitre)) … Etymology dictionary
Nitrification — Nitrogen cycle Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia with oxygen into nitrite followed by the oxidation of these nitrites into nitrates. Degradation of ammonia to nitrite is usually the rate limiting step of nitrification.… … Wikipedia
Nitrification — Diagramme montrant le cycle de l azote. La nitrification est un processus, contrôlé par l action de certains micro organismes spécifiques, qui conduit à la transformation de l ammoniac en nitrite (nitrosation par Nitrosomonas) puis à la… … Wikipédia en Français
nitrification — (ni tri fi ka sion) s. f. Terme de chimie. Opération naturelle par laquelle il se forme des nitrates ou du nitre. L air est indispensable dans la nitrification, Instr. sur la fabric. du salpêtre, p. 20 … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
nitrification — nitrifikacija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Aerobinių mikroorganizmų sukelta amonio junginių oksidacija iki nitratų. atitikmenys: angl. nitrification rus. нитрификация … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
nitrification — nitrifikacija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Aerobinių mikroorganizmų (nitritinių ir nitratinių bakterijų) sukelta amonio junginių oksidacija iki nitratų dirvožemyje ir vandenyje. Būtinos sąlygos – pakankamas deguonies… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
nitrification — nitrify ► VERB (nitrifies, nitrified) ▪ convert (ammonia or another nitrogen compound) into nitrites or nitrates. DERIVATIVES nitrification noun … English terms dictionary
nitrification — noun Date: 1827 the oxidation (as by bacteria) of ammonium salts to nitrites and the further oxidation of nitrites to nitrates … New Collegiate Dictionary
NITRIFICATION — n. f. Opération par laquelle se forme le nitrate … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
