Word Meaning

Meaning of "nitrification" and the crossword clue

- The act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds.
- The act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or its compounds so as to form nitrous or nitric acid.
- A process of oxidation, in which nitrogenous vegetable and animal matter in the presence of air, moisture, and some basic substances, as lime or alkali carbonate, is converted into nitrates.