denitrification
- noun
- /ˌdiːnaɪtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Most nitrous oxide is produced by bacteria in natural and fertilized soils during the processes of nitrification and denitrification.
- nitrification and denitrification
- aerobic denitrification
- denitrification rates
Examples
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Ammonia volatilization, nitrification, and denitrification account for most of the gaseous loss from ecosystems.
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In the denitrification phase, anaerobic bacteria convert nitrate into nitrogen gas, releasing it into the atmosphere.
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" One question we want to answer is: Do any of these vegetation types offer an advantage in fostering denitrification?"
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Earthworm casts create hot spots for denitrification in the soil.
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In the model, shallower drainage raised the average level of the water table, lowering soil nitrogen content by promoting denitrification.
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Nitrogen can be lost from a system through leaching, denitrification, ammonia volatilization, and harvesting of plant material.
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Luederitz and co-authors (2001) suggested that the denitrification capacity of vertical flow wetlands is poor.
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When these segment types alternate, beaver ponds provide sites of denitrification (Correll et al. 2000).
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The notorious difficulty in measuring denitrification in the field (e.g., Groffman et al. 14) serves to underline the need for predictive theoretical models.
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In the denitrification process, bacteria convert nitrates in the soil into nitrogen gas, which is released into the atmosphere.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
denitrification = denitrify (opaque) = de + nitr + ification
The noun is formed regularly from the verb 'denitrify' by adding a process nominalizer, so the derivation step is straightforward.
Etymology
The word denitrification comes from parts you can see: de- meaning 'remove', nitrate meaning 'a nitrogen compound' in soil and water, and -fication meaning 'a process'. So, denitrification is the process where bacteria 'remove' nitrates by turning them into nitrogen gas and sending it back to the air.