nitrification
French, noun\ni.tʁi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
nitrification is spelled N-I-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written French, the 168,321st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nitrification is a French feminine noun meaning “nitrification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Processus microbien aérobie d’oxydation de l’ammoniac ou de l’ammonium en nitrite, puis en nitrate…”.
What does nitrification mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenitrification
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Processus microbien aérobie d’oxydation de l’ammoniac ou de l’ammonium en nitrite, puis en nitrate, constituant une étape du cycle de l’azote. 2. Étape ou procédé biologique d’épuration consistant à oxyder l’azote ammoniacal d’une eau en nitrites puis en nitrates. 3. Mise en place ou fonctionnement, dans un aquarium, de l’oxydation bactérienne de l’ammoniac ou de l’ammonium en nitrites puis en nitrates.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nitrification
- nitrifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nitrification?
- \ni.tʁi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nitrification
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nitrification in French?
nitrification appears about once in every 28 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).