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nitrifier
[ nahy-truh-fahy-er ]
noun
, Chemistry, Biology.
- any of the bacteria or other microbes, as those found in soil, that convert ammonia or ammonium compounds to nitrites and then to nitrates. Compare denitrifier ( def ).nitrification ( def ).
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