Biologic Function
nitrification
[ nahy-truh-fi-key-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Nitrogen Cycle
Definitions related to nitrification:
  • A process facilitated by specialized bacteria involving the oxidations of ammonium to nitrite and nitrite to nitrate.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Oxidation, especially by bacteria, of ammonium salts to nitrites and the further oxidation of nitrites to nitrates.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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