Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nitrification

2 senses of nitrification

Sense 1
nitrification -- (the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound))
       => chemical process, chemical change, chemical action -- ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Sense 2
nitrification -- (the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants))
       => oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation -- (the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction)