nitrify
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
Types & categories
- convert hypernym
Related & opposite
- nitrification derivation
- nitric acid derivation
- nitrous acid derivation
- nitrate derivation
- oxidise entails
Sense 2 verb
treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
Types & categories
- process hypernym
Related & opposite
- nitrification derivation
- N derivation
- nitrous acid derivation
- nitrate derivation
Sense 3 verb
treat (soil) with nitrates
Types & categories
- fertilize hypernym
Related & opposite
- denitrify antonym
- nitrification derivation
- nitrate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nitrification |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nitric acid |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nitrous acid |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nitrate |
| 1 | entails | Related & opposite | oxidise |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | convert |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nitrification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | N |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nitrous acid |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nitrate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | process |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | denitrify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nitrification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nitrate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fertilize |