"denitrification" meaning in English

See denitrification in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: denitrifications [plural]
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  1. The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria. Derived forms: chemodenitrification, codenitrification, hydrodenitrification Translations (process): desnitrificació [feminine] (Catalan), denitrifikaatio (Finnish), dénitrification [feminine] (French), απονίτρωση (aponítrosi) [feminine] (Greek), απονιτροποίηση (aponitropoíisi) [feminine] (Greek), denitrifikáció (Hungarian), denitrifikasi (Indonesian), denitrificazione [feminine] (Italian), pendenitratan (Malay), denitrifikasi (Malay), desnitrificação [feminine] (Portuguese), desnitrificación [feminine] (Spanish)
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