nitrifikacija
1. nitrifikacija
the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) [je proces oksidacije amonijevih spojin v mrtvi organski snovi v nitrate in nitrite s pomočjo talnih bakterij (saj s tem postane dušik dostopen rastlinam)]
2. nitrifikacija
the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound) [kemični proces, pri katerem se nitro skupina doda k organski spojini (ali zamenja drugo skupino v organski spojini)]