Ammonifying

/əˈmɒnɪfaɪɪŋ/ adjective

Engaged in or capable of converting organic nitrogen into ammonia; describing organisms or processes that ammonify.

From ammonify plus -ing. This present participle form is used in scientific texts to describe ongoing or characteristic processes of bacteria and decomposition.

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