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oxidization vs nitrification

nitrification vs oxidization

oxidization and nitrification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oxidization Yes No No No
nitrification Yes No No No
As nouns, nitrification is a hyponym of oxidization; that is, nitrification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oxidization:
  • oxidization: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
  • nitrification: the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
Other hyponyms of oxidization include calcination, burning, combustion, rust, rusting.
oxidization (noun) nitrification (noun)
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)
Difference between oxidization and nitrification

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