nitrify

Verbs

  • (v) convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
  • (v) treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound nitrogenise, nitrogenize,
  • (v) treat (soil) with nitrates

Synonyms

nitrogenise nitrogenize

Antonyms

denitrify

Words of close approximity

nitric nitril
nitride nitrile nitrite