verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas. transitive
2. 2
   remove nitrogen from wordnet

Antonyms

All antonyms

nitrify

Etymology

From de- + nitro- + -ify.

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