nitrifying
ni·tri·fy·ing
adj \ˈnī-trə-ˌfī-iŋ\Definition of NITRIFYING
: active in or relating to nitrification <nitrifying organisms>
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French nitrifier to convert into nitrite, from nitr-
First Known Use: 1827
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