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Definition of "ammonification" []

  • Impregnation with ammonia or an ammonium compound. (noun)
  • Production of ammonia or ammonium compounds in the decomposition of organic matter, especially through the action of bacteria. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ammonification" in a sentence
  • "Denitrification and ammonification at low soil temperatures."
  • "They have power to convert organic nitrogen into ammonia nitrogen; that is, into the compound of nitrogen and hydrogen; and this step in the process is called ammonification."
  • "In ammonification the carbon is separated or divorced from the nitrogen and united with oxygen."
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