Synonyms & related words for denitrification

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Words related to denitrification

Explore words related to denitrification — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include denitration, nitrification, denitrifier, nitrify, denitrifying, ammonification, denitrate, nitrator. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does denitrification come from?

The word denitrification breaks down into 5 roots of Latin and Greek origin: de-, from Latin de (“removal, reversal”); nitr, from Greek nitron (“soda, niter (nitrogen)”); i, from Latin i (“connective vowel”); fic, from Latin facere (“to make”); and -ation, from Latin atio (“process of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.