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nitrification

/ˌnaɪ.trɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Traduction: Processus chimique par lequel un groupe nitro est ajouté à un composé organique, ou oxydation biologique des composés d'ammonium dans la matière organique morte en nitrates et nitrites par des bactéries du sol, rendant l'azote disponible pour les plantes.

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C1formalcommonscientific/ˌnaɪ.trɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

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A chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound, or the biological oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria, making nitrogen available to plants.

  • 🇫🇷Processus chimique par lequel un groupe nitro est ajouté à un composé organique, ou oxydation biologique des composés d'ammonium dans la matière organique morte en nitrates et nitrites par des bactéries du sol, rendant l'azote disponible pour les plantes.
  1. Chemical process C2 formal scientific

    The chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound or replaces another group in an organic compound.

    • Nitrification is a key step in the synthesis of many pharmaceuticals.
    • The chemist studied the nitrification of aromatic hydrocarbons.
    • Industrial nitrification processes require careful temperature control.

    🇫🇷Nitrification (chimie organique)

  2. Biological process in soil C2 formal scientific

    The oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria, making nitrogen available to plants.

    • Nitrification is essential for the nitrogen cycle in ecosystems.
    • Soil bacteria carry out nitrification, converting ammonia into nitrates.
    • Farmers rely on nitrification to enrich the soil with usable nitrogen.

    🇫🇷nitrification (processus biologique du sol)

  • nitrifications plural form
  • nitrifications' possessive plural form
  • nitrification's possessive singular form