Category:Nitrify

Ni"tri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nitrified; p. pr. & vb. n. Nitrifying.] Etym: [niter + -fy: cf. F. nitrifer. See niter.] (chem.)

Defn: to combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by Oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, Nitrification.