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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnitrificado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ni.tɾi.fiˈka.ðo/
"El abono orgánico fue nitrificado por los microorganismos del suelo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To convert ammonia or ammonium compounds into nitrites and subsequently into nitrates, typically via the action of bacteria.
"Soil bacteria nitrified the organic fertilizer to provide essential nutrients for the growing crops."
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Treated, impregnated, or combined with nitrogen, nitric acid, or nitrates.
"The plant relies on a continuously monitored nitrified water system for its hydroponic cultivation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern chemical combining form 'nitro-' (from French nitre, ultimately from Greek nitron and Egyptian ntry) combined with the suffix '-fy' (from Latin facere 'to make') and the past participle suffix '-ed'. Developed in the late 19th century alongside advances in agricultural chemistry and the understanding of the nitrogen cycle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nitrified" is said worldwide
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nitrifié
Transliteration: /ni.tʁi.fje/
"Le sol a été nitrifié par l'activité bactérienne naturelle."
nitrifiziert
Transliteration: /ni.tʁi.fiˈt͡sɪɐ̯t/
"Der Dünger wurde im Boden schnell nitrifiziert."
nitrificato
Transliteration: /ni.tri.fiˈka.to/
"L'acqua è stata nitrificata per il trattamento biologico."
nitrificado
Transliteration: /ni.tɾi.fiˈka.ðo/
"El abono orgánico fue nitrificado por los microorganismos del suelo."
nitrificado
Transliteration: /ni.tɾi.fiˈka.du/
"O composto foi nitrificado para melhorar a absorção das plantas."
नाइट्रified
Transliteration: naitrifaiyd
Script: नाइट्रिफ़ाइड
"मिट्टी के जीवाणुओं द्वारा अमोनिया को नाइट्रिफ़ाइड किया गया।"
硝化
Transliteration: xiāohuà
"土壤中的氨被细菌硝化成了硝酸盐。"
질화된
Transliteration: jilhwa-doen
"토양 속의 암모니아가 박테리아에 의해 질화되었습니다."
硝化された
Transliteration: shōka sareta
"土壌中のアンモニアはバクテリアによって硝化された。"
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