nitruration
French, noun\ni.tʁy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
nitruration is spelled N-I-T-R-U-R-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written French, the 205,184th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nitruration is a French feminine noun meaning “nitriding (of a metal surface)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Procédé de homologue à la cémentation de l’acier, mais par l'azote, pour obtenir une grande dureté…”.
What does nitruration mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenitriding (of a metal surface)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Procédé de homologue à la cémentation de l’acier, mais par l'azote, pour obtenir une grande dureté superficielle et une grande résistance à la corrosion.
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 nitruration
- nitrurations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nitruration?
- \ni.tʁy.ʁa.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 nitruration
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nitruration in French?
nitruration appears about once in every 42 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).