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Denitrification vs Decomposition - What's the difference?

denitrification | decomposition |

As nouns the difference between denitrification and decomposition

is that denitrification is the process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria while decomposition is a biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.

denitrification

English

Noun

(wikipedia denitrification) (en noun)
  • The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.

    • decomposition

    English

    (wikipedia decomposition)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost
  • The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis
  • The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom or a compound) into constituent parts

    • Related terms

    * decompose