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ˈnitriˌfiable, a. [f. nitrify v. + -able.] Capable of being nitrified. Hence ˌnitrifiaˈbility, the property of being nitrifiable.
1827Phil. Mag. I. 177 Tufa, chalk and nitrifiable materials act in nitrification both as absorbents of water and air, and as presenting a base which solicits the formation of nitric acid. 1842T. Graham Chem. 456 Nitrifiable rocks are never entirely destitute of organic matter. 1884Nature 30 Oct. 645/1 A solution containing a nitrifiable substance. 1884Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XLV. 651 Evidence of the nitrifiability of rape-cake. 1892Morley & Muir Watts' Dict. Chem. III. 522/1 All nitrogenous substances which yield ammonia by the action of organisms existing in fertile soils are nitrifiable. |