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denitrification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
den-i-tri-fi-ca-tion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English nitrification English denitrification From de- + nitrification.

Inflected Forms

denitrifications (plural)

Derived Forms

chemodenitrification codenitrification hydrodenitrification

Antonyms

nitrification

Questions

What does denitrification mean?
The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.
Where does denitrification come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English nitrification English denitrification From de- + nitrification.

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