Denitrify

/diːˈnaɪtrɪfaɪ/ verb

Definition

To remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from something, often through bacterial action.

Etymology

From de- (remove) + nitrify. Nitrify itself comes from French nitrique, from Latin nitro, referring to nitrogen. The -fy ending means 'to make or cause to become.'

Kelly Says

Denitrification is the opposite of nitrification—bacteria constantly flip nitrogen between different forms, and this hidden chemical dance controls whether farms are productive or polluted.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንትሮጀን ማፍራት
ntro-jen ma-fra-t
ARالعربية
إزالة النتروجين
i-za-la an-na-tro-jeen
BNবাংলা
নিট্রোজেন অপসারণ
ni-tro-jen op-sa-ran
CACatalà
desnitrificar
de-sni-tri-fi-kar
CSČeština
denitrifikovat
de-ni-tri-fi-ko-vat
DADansk
denitrificere
de-ni-tri-fi-ce-re
DEDeutsch
denitrifizieren
de-ni-tri-fi-tse-ren
ELΕλληνικά
αποκαθάρισμα αζώτου
a-po-ka-tha-ris-ma a-zo-tou
ESEspañol
desnitrificar
des-ni-tri-fi-kar
FAفارسی
جلبک حذف‌کننده نیتروژن
jeb-ek ha-fuz-e-kune ni-tro-je-n
FISuomi
denitrifioida
de-ni-tri-fi-oi-da
FRFrançais
dénitriger
de-ni-tri-jehr
GUGU
નિટ્રોજન દૂર કરવું
ni-tro-jan du-ur kar-vu
HAHA
fitoci
fi-to-ci
HEעברית
להסיר חנקן
le-he-sir khan-kan
HIहिन्दी
नाइट्रोजन हटाना
na-i-tra-jan ha-ta-na
HUMagyar
denitrifikálni
de-ni-tri-fi-ka-lni
IDBahasa Indonesia
denitrifikasi
de-ni-tri-fi-ka-si
IGIG
akụkọ na-ewu nkwu
a-ku-ko na-ewu nkwu
ITItaliano
denitrificare
de-ni-tri-fi-ka-re
JA日本語
脱窒化する
datsu-chitsu-ka-suru
KKKK
нітрогенді алу
ni-tro-gen-di a-lu
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធបំផ្លាស់ប្រក់
pra-pov-th-bam-phl-as-b-prak
KO한국어
탈질화하다
tal-jil-hwa-ha-da
MRMR
नाइट्रोजन हटवणे
na-i-tra-jan ha-tva-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
mengurangi nitrat
men-gur-an-gi ni-trat
MYမြန်မာ
နိုင်ငံတော် ပြည်ပ
nai-ngaan-ta-w pyi-pe
NLNederlands
denitrificeren
de-ni-tri-fi-ce-ren
NONorsk
denitrifisere
de-ni-tri-fi-se-re
PAPA
ਨਿਟ੍ਰੋਜਨ ਹਟਾਉਣਾ
ni-tro-jan ha-ta-o-u-na
PLPolski
denitryfikować
de-ni-try-fi-ko-vat
PTPortuguês
desnitrificar
des-ni-tri-fi-kar
RORomână
denitrifia
de-ni-tri-fi-a
RUРусский
денимитрифицировать
de-ni-mit-ri-fi-tsi-ro-vat
SVSvenska
denitrifiera
de-ni-tri-fi-e-ra
SWKiswahili
kuondoa nitrojeni
koo-on-doa ni-tro-je-ni
TAதமிழ்
நைட்ரஜன் நீக்கம்
na-i-tra-jan nee-kkam
TEతెలుగు
నిట్రోజన్ తొలగించు
ni-tro-jan tho-la-gin-chu
THไทย
กำจัดไนเตรต
kam-jat-nai-tre-t
TLTL
nitrify
ni-tri-fy
TRTürkçe
denitrifikasyon
de-nit-ri-fi-ka-syon
UKУкраїнська
денітрифікувати
de-ni-tri-fi-ku-vaty
URاردو
نیتروجن کو ہٹانا
ni-tro-jen ko ha-tana
VITiếng Việt
khử nitrat
khu nitrat
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ńlá
o-ro ń-la
ZH中文
反硝化
fǎn xiāo huà
ZUZU
ukususa i-nitrogine
u-ku-su-sa i-ni-tro-je-ne

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