Ammonified

/əˈmɒnɪfaɪd/ adjective

Converted into ammonia through the process of ammonification, or having undergone this chemical transformation.

From ammonify (ammonia + -fy 'to make') plus the past tense suffix -ed. This is a relatively modern scientific term used to describe materials that have been processed by bacterial action.

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