am·mon·i·fi·ca·tion (ə-mŏn′ə-fĭ-kā′shən, ə-mō′nə-) n. 1. Impregnation with ammonia or an ammonium compound.
2. Production of ammonia or ammonium compounds in the decomposition of organic matter, especially through the action of bacteria.
am·mon′i·fy′ v.
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ammonify (əˈmɒnɪˌfaɪ; əˈməʊnɪ- ) vb ,
-fies ,
-fying or -fied (Chemistry) to treat or impregnate with ammonia or a compound of ammonia
amˌmonifiˈcation n
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am•mon•i•fy (əˈmɒn əˌfaɪ, əˈmoʊ nə-) v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. 1. to combine or impregnate with ammonia.
2. to form into ammonia or ammonium compounds.
v.i. 3. to become ammonified; produce ammonification.
[1910–15]
am•mon′i•fi`er, n.
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ammonify Past participle: ammonifiedGerund: ammonifyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative ammonify ammonify
Present I ammonify you ammonify he/she/it ammonifies we ammonify you ammonify they ammonify
Preterite I ammonified you ammonified he/she/it ammonified we ammonified you ammonified they ammonified
Present Continuous I am ammonifying you are ammonifying he/she/it is ammonifying we are ammonifying you are ammonifying they are ammonifying
Present Perfect I have ammonified you have ammonified he/she/it has ammonified we have ammonified you have ammonified they have ammonified
Past Continuous I was ammonifying you were ammonifying he/she/it was ammonifying we were ammonifying you were ammonifying they were ammonifying
Past Perfect I had ammonified you had ammonified he/she/it had ammonified we had ammonified you had ammonified they had ammonified
Future I will ammonify you will ammonify he/she/it will ammonify we will ammonify you will ammonify they will ammonify
Future Perfect I will have ammonified you will have ammonified he/she/it will have ammonified we will have ammonified you will have ammonified they will have ammonified
Future Continuous I will be ammonifying you will be ammonifying he/she/it will be ammonifying we will be ammonifying you will be ammonifying they will be ammonifying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been ammonifying you have been ammonifying he/she/it has been ammonifying we have been ammonifying you have been ammonifying they have been ammonifying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been ammonifying you will have been ammonifying he/she/it will have been ammonifying we will have been ammonifying you will have been ammonifying they will have been ammonifying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been ammonifying you had been ammonifying he/she/it had been ammonifying we had been ammonifying you had been ammonifying they had been ammonifying
Conditional I would ammonify you would ammonify he/she/it would ammonify we would ammonify you would ammonify they would ammonify
Past Conditional I would have ammonified you would have ammonified he/she/it would have ammonified we would have ammonified you would have ammonified they would have ammonified
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. ammonify - treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonificationchemical science ,
chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
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