Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nitrification | Yes | No | No | No |
chemical change | Yes | No | No | No |
nitrification (noun) | chemical change (noun) |
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the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound) |