Verb: denitrify dee'nI-tru,fI
- (chemistry) convert nitrogen compounds into molecular nitrogen or nitrogen oxides
"Bacteria denitrify soil in anaerobic conditions"
- Remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from something
"The process denitrifies wastewater before release"
Derived forms: denitrified, denitrifying, denitrifies
Type of: change state, turn
Antonym: nitrify