verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied(transitive)
1.
to treat or cause to react with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
2.
to treat (soil) with nitrates
3.
(of nitrobacteria) to convert (ammonium compounds) into nitrates by oxidation
Derived forms
nitrifiable (ˈnitriˌfiable)
adjective
Examples of 'nitrified' in a sentence
nitrified
In this study, we examined how nitrified wastewater affects the microbiology of boreal lake sediments.
Sanni L. Aalto, Jatta Saarenheimo, Antti J. Rissanen, Marja Tiirola 2017, 'Microbial Community Response on Wastewater Discharge in Boreal Lake Sediments', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00750/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Media do not significantly influence surface microgeometry in nitrified and uncoated wires.
Gianluca Turco, Luca Contardo, Nikolina Leona Serdarević, Helena Otmačić Ćurković,Stjepan Špalj, Ines Musa Trolić 2017, 'Corrosion of Nickel-Titanium Orthodontic Archwires in Saliva and Oral Probiotic Supplements',Acta Stomatologica Croaticahttp://hrcak.srce.hr/file/281443. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Urea nitrified faster than ammonium sulfate.
CARLOS ALBERTO SILVA, FABIANO RIBEIRO DO VALE 2000, 'Disponibilidade de nitrato em solos brasileiros sob efeito da calagem e de fontese doses de nitrogênio Nitrate availability in Brazilian soils under effect of limingand sources and amounts of nitrogen', Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2000001200017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)