Meanings
verbdenitrify (third-person singular simple present denitrifies, present participle denitrifying, simple past and past participle denitrified)
present singular third person denitrifies · participle present denitrifying · participle past denitrified · past denitrified
- transitivechemistryTo remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Egyptiannṯr
- Egyptiannṯrj
- Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
- Englishnitro-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Italic*θakos
- Englishdenitrify
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 除氮
- 除氮 (chúdàn)to remove nitrogen
German denitrieren
- denitrierento remove nitrogen
Japanese 脱窒する
- 脱窒する (datchitsu suru)to remove nitrogen
Korean 질소(窒素)를 제거(除去)하다
- 질소(窒素)를 제거(除去)하다 (jilso-reul jegeohada)to remove nitrogen
Māori tuku hauota
- tuku hauotato remove nitrogen
Vietnamese loại nitơ
- loại nitơto remove nitrogen
Welsh dadnitreiddio
- dadnitreiddioto remove nitrogen
Cite this entry
APA
denitrify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denitrify
MLA
“denitrify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denitrify. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denitrify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denitrify.
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