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Denitrification

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de·ni·tri·fy  (d-ntr-f)
tr.v. de·ni·tri·fied, de·ni·tri·fy·ing, de·ni·tri·fies
1. To remove nitrogen or nitrogen groups from (a compound).
2. To reduce (nitrates or nitrites) to nitrogen-containing gases, as by bacterial action on soil.
de·nitri·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
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In humid areas, such as the eastern Corn Belt, N not used by a crop may be lost to leaching or denitrification.
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Under reducing conditions, nitrate can be biologically transformed to nitrogen gas through denitrification.
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