denitrification
English
Etymology
From
de-
+
nitrification
.
Noun
denitrification
(
plural
denitrifications
)
The process by which a
nitrate
becomes
molecular
nitrogen
, especially by the action of
bacteria
.
Antonyms
nitrification
Derived terms
chemodenitrification
codenitrification
hydrodenitrification
Translations
process
Finnish:
denitrifikaatio
Greek:
απονίτρωση
(el)
f
(
aponítrosi
)
,
απονιτροποίηση
(el)
f
(
aponitropoíisi
)
Hungarian:
denitrifikáció
(hu)
Indonesian:
denitrifikasi
(id)
Italian:
denitrificazione
(it)
f
Malay:
pendenitratan
,
denitrifikasi
Portuguese:
desnitrificação
f