To remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from something, often through bacterial action.
From de- (remove) + nitrify. Nitrify itself comes from French nitrique, from Latin nitro, referring to nitrogen. The -fy ending means 'to make or cause to become.'
Denitrification is the opposite of nitrification—bacteria constantly flip nitrogen between different forms, and this hidden chemical dance controls whether farms are productive or polluted.
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