nitrify
transitive verbTo oxidize (an ammonia compound) into a nitrite or (a nitrite) into a nitrate, especially by the action of nitrifying bacteria.
transitive verbTo treat or combine with nitrogen or compounds containing nitrogen.
To convert into niter.
To be converted into niter.
To impregnate (the soil) with nitrates in order to stimulate the growth of plants.
In bacteriology, to oxidize (ammonia compounds) to nitrites or (nitrites) to nitrates, by bacterial action.
transitive verbTo combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification.
verbto treat, or react with
to convert
treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound