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Meaning of "nitrify" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NITRIFY

nitrify  [ˈnaɪtrɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NITRIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nitrify is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb nitrify in English.

WHAT DOES NITRIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nitrify in the English dictionary

The first definition of nitrify in the dictionary is to treat or cause to react with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound. Other definition of nitrify is to treat with nitrates. Nitrify is also to convert into nitrates by oxidation.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NITRIFY

PRESENT

Present
I nitrify
you nitrify
he/she/it nitrifies
we nitrify
you nitrify
they nitrify
Present continuous
I am nitrifying
you are nitrifying
he/she/it is nitrifying
we are nitrifying
you are nitrifying
they are nitrifying
Present perfect
I have nitrified
you have nitrified
he/she/it has nitrified
we have nitrified
you have nitrified
they have nitrified
Present perfect continuous
I have been nitrifying
you have been nitrifying
he/she/it has been nitrifying
we have been nitrifying
you have been nitrifying
they have been nitrifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I nitrified
you nitrified
he/she/it nitrified
we nitrified
you nitrified
they nitrified
Past continuous
I was nitrifying
you were nitrifying
he/she/it was nitrifying
we were nitrifying
you were nitrifying
they were nitrifying
Past perfect
I had nitrified
you had nitrified
he/she/it had nitrified
we had nitrified
you had nitrified
they had nitrified
Past perfect continuous
I had been nitrifying
you had been nitrifying
he/she/it had been nitrifying
we had been nitrifying
you had been nitrifying
they had been nitrifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will nitrify
you will nitrify
he/she/it will nitrify
we will nitrify
you will nitrify
they will nitrify
Future continuous
I will be nitrifying
you will be nitrifying
he/she/it will be nitrifying
we will be nitrifying
you will be nitrifying
they will be nitrifying
Future perfect
I will have nitrified
you will have nitrified
he/she/it will have nitrified
we will have nitrified
you will have nitrified
they will have nitrified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been nitrifying
you will have been nitrifying
he/she/it will have been nitrifying
we will have been nitrifying
you will have been nitrifying
they will have been nitrifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would nitrify
you would nitrify
he/she/it would nitrify
we would nitrify
you would nitrify
they would nitrify
Conditional continuous
I would be nitrifying
you would be nitrifying
he/she/it would be nitrifying
we would be nitrifying
you would be nitrifying
they would be nitrifying
Conditional perfect
I would have nitrify
you would have nitrify
he/she/it would have nitrify
we would have nitrify
you would have nitrify
they would have nitrify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been nitrifying
you would have been nitrifying
he/she/it would have been nitrifying
we would have been nitrifying
you would have been nitrifying
they would have been nitrifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you nitrify
we let´s nitrify
you nitrify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to nitrify
Past participle
nitrified
Present Participle
nitrifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NITRIFY


chondrify
ˈkɒndrɪˌfaɪ
clarify
ˈklærɪˌfaɪ
denitrify
diːˈnaɪtrɪˌfaɪ
devitrify
diːˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ
electrify
ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ
glorify
ˈɡlɔːrɪˌfaɪ
horrify
ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪ
metrify
ˈmɛtrɪˌfaɪ
nigrify
ˈnɪɡrɪˌfaɪ
petrify
ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪ
purify
ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪ
putrefy
ˈpjuːtrɪˌfaɪ
rarefy
ˈrɛərɪˌfaɪ
reverify
ˌriːˈvɛrɪˌfaɪ
scarify
ˈskɛərɪˌfaɪ
scorify
ˈskɔːrɪˌfaɪ
terrify
ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪ
transmogrify
trænzˈmɒɡrɪˌfaɪ
verify
ˈvɛrɪˌfaɪ
vitrify
ˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NITRIFY

nitric
nitric acid
nitric bacteria
nitric oxide
nitride
nitriding
nitrifiable
nitrification
nitrified
nitrifier
nitrifies
nitrile
nitrite
nitro
nitro compound
Nitro-chalk
nitrobacteria
nitrobacterium
nitrobenzene
nitrocellulose

WORDS THAT END LIKE NITRIFY

aerify
aurify
caprify
copurify
corporify
disglorify
esterify
etherify
gentrify
historify
micrify
reglorify
repurify
saccharify
thurify

Synonyms and antonyms of nitrify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nitrify» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NITRIFY

Find out the translation of nitrify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nitrify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nitrify» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硝化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nitrificar
570 millions of speakers

English

nitrify
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nitrify
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نترات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nitrify
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nitrify
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোরায় পরিণত হত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nitrifier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nitrify
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nitrifizieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nitrify
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

질산화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nitrify
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiêu toan hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nitrify
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाइट्रफीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

azotlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nitrificare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nitrify
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nitrify
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nitrify
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nitrify
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nitrify
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nitrifiera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nitrify
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nitrify

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NITRIFY»

The term «nitrify» is used very little and occupies the 171.350 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NITRIFY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nitrify

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NITRIFY»

Discover the use of nitrify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nitrify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Soil Ecology
The nitrifying fungi can nitrify organic nitrogen directly without the appearance of ammonium as an intermediate, suggesting that the chemo- autotrophs may be competitively excluded from involvement (Killham, 1987). Other ecological factors  ...
Ken Killham, 1994
2
Settleability Problems and Loss of Solids in the Activated ...
Protozoa that are observed in relatively large numbers in activated sludge processes that nitrify efficiently are the stalked ciliates Epistylis (a) and Vorticella ( b). These protozoa may nitrify or may simply reflect operational conditions that are ...
Michael H. Gerardi, 2003
3
Physical-Chemical Treatment of Water and Wastewater
15.33 An activated sludge process is used to nitrify an influent with the following characteristics to 2.0 mg/L ammonia: Q0 = 1 mgd, BOD5 = 200 mg/L, and TKN = 60 mg/L. The effluent is to have a BOD5 of 5.0 mg/L. The DO is to be maintained  ...
Arcadio P. Sincero, Gregoria A. Sincero, 2002
4
Biological Wastewater Treatment: Principles, Modelling and ...
Conversely, as sludge age decreases, one would expect an activated sludge system to nitrify virtually completely and then quite suddenly cease to nitrify depending on whether the sludge age is shorter or longer than the minimum ( SRTm) ...
M. Henze, 2008
5
Emissions of Atmospheric Trace Compounds
The submodel assumes that nitrification and denitrification contribute to the production of soil nitrogen trace gases. For this, the submodel has two subcomponents, "nitrify" and "denitrify". The "nitrify" component simulates nitrification, which is ...
Claire Granier, Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Netto, Claire E. Reeves, 2004
6
Nitrification and Denitrification in the Activated Sludge ...
Although many activated sludge processes are required to nitrify in order to satisfy an ammonia discharge limit, often activated sludge processes that are not required to nitrify, do nitrify. As long as operational conditions are favorable for ...
Michael H. Gerardi, 2003
7
The Following of Christ...
nitrify. That all hope and confidence is to be fixed in God alone. [Disciple."] I. LORD, what is my confidence which I have in this life ? Or what is my greatest comfort amongst all things that appear under heaven. Is it not thou, my Lord God, whose ...
Thomas a Kempis, James Jones, 1842
8
Advanced Biological Treatment Processes: Volume 9
If the existing facilities do not provide enough tank volume to nitrify and denitrify year-round in a single- sludge system, then it may still be cost effective to provide a single-sludge system and add a separate-stage denitrification step. During the  ...
Lawrence K. Wang, Nazih K. Shammas, Yung-Tse Hung, 2010
9
Bulletin - Bureau of Chemistry
When the organisms are cultivated in a soil containing ammonium sulphate, the germs which prepare cotton-seed meal for nitrification increase only at the expense of the organic matter in the soil, and so the soil loses in power to nitrify ...
United States. Bureau of Chemistry, 1903
10
Proceedings of the Annual Convention
When the organisms are cultivated in a medium containing cotton-seed meal, the organisms which prepare organic matter for nitrification increase, and so the soil gains in power to nitrify cotton -seed meal. But just here the theory fails to ...
Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 1903

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NITRIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nitrify is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Roundtable: The sustainability of woody biomass, part 2
It is food to re-nitrify that soil. So you are really starting to impact on the activity of that forest decades down the road. "Fundamentally, when you ... «Environmental Finance, Apr 15»
2
Upper Township school board awards bid for new wastewater …
It is unable to nitrify properly during cold weather, according to bid specifications from the school district. “The plant has a tower that the nitrates ... «Shore News Today, Mar 15»
3
Local agri-tech businesses receive £195000 investment
... to create an innovative growing system that uses vertical tubes attached to fencing, linked to small tanks containing fish that nitrify the water, ... «Cambridge Network, Nov 14»
4
Estimate nitrogen losses in wet corn fields
Urea-ammonium nitrate solutions (28 or 32 percent UAN) contain one-quarter nitrate-N, and nitrify more rapidly. The second step is to estimate ... «Corn and Soybean Digest, Jun 14»
5
New trends in oil refinery wastewater reclamation
... nutrient uptake mechanisms inherent during hydrocarbon substrate utilization by the carbon degrading bacteria, it wouldn't be advisable to try to nitrify there, ... «Water World, Jun 12»
6
Town Council approves proposal for new device
... to install a mixing and aeration device, called an Aqua-Manna BOBBER, to nitrify the bacteria in the town's wastewater stabilization lagoons. «Brazil Times, Mar 12»

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