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Nitrite vs Nitrifying - What's the difference?

nitrite | nitrifying |

As a noun nitrite

is any salt or ester of nitrous acid.

As an adjective nitrifying is

describing certain bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrite and nitrate in the soil.

nitrite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any salt or ester of nitrous acid
  • (chemistry) the univalent radical -NO2, and the anion NO2-

    • Derived terms

    * alkyl nitrite * amyl nitrite * butyl nitrite * cyclohexyl nitrite * ethyl nitrite * isopropyl nitrite * nitritoid * sodium nitrite * sulfonitrite, sulphonitrite

    nitrifying

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Describing certain bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrite and nitrate in the soil