Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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oxidisation | Yes | No | No | No |
nitrification | Yes | No | No | No |
oxidisation (noun) | nitrification (noun) |
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the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) |
the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound) |