Nitrify
Pronunciation : Ni"tri*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Niter + -fy: cf. F. nitrifer. See Niter.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification.
t. [imp. & p. p. Nitrified; p. pr. & vb. n. Nitrifying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913