"denitrify" meaning in English

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          "word": "denitrifier"
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          "word": "nondenitrifying"
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        "To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas."
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        "(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas."
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          "word": "denitrification"
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        {
          "word": "denitrosylation"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "chúdàn",
          "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
          "word": "除氮"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
          "word": "denitrieren"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "datchitsu suru",
          "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
          "word": "脱窒する"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "jilso-reul jegeohada",
          "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
          "word": "질소(窒素)를 제거(除去)하다"
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        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "lang_code": "mi",
          "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
          "word": "tuku hauota"
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        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "lang_code": "vi",
          "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
          "word": "loại nitơ"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "lang_code": "cy",
          "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
          "word": "dadnitreiddio"
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      "word": "denitrifier"
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      "word": "denitrification"
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      "glosses": [
        "To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas."
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        "(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas."
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        "chemistry",
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "chúdàn",
      "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
      "word": "除氮"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
      "word": "denitrieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "datchitsu suru",
      "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
      "word": "脱窒する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "jilso-reul jegeohada",
      "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
      "word": "질소(窒素)를 제거(除去)하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
      "word": "tuku hauota"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
      "word": "loại nitơ"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "to remove nitrogen",
      "word": "dadnitreiddio"
    }
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  "word": "denitrify"
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