denitrify
/diːˈnaɪtrɪfaɪ/
verb
- To remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from something, especially soil or water, often through a natural chemical process.
- Farmers use special techniques to denitrify wastewater before releasing it into rivers.
- The wetland plants help denitrify the runoff from nearby fields.
- Certain bacteria in the soil denitrify it by converting nitrates into nitrogen gas.
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