Definition of Nitrifiers

1. Noun. (plural of nitrifier) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nitrifiers

1. nitrifier [n] - See also: nitrifier

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nitrifiers

nitric oxide synthase
nitrid
nitridated
nitridation
nitride
nitrided
nitrides
nitriding
nitridings
nitrids
nitriferous
nitrification
nitrifications
nitrified
nitrifier
nitrifiers (current term)
nitrifies
nitrify
nitrifying
nitril
nitrilase
nitrilases
nitrile
nitrile hydratase
nitrile imide
nitrile rubber
nitrile rubbers
nitriles
nitrilimine
nitrilimines

Literary usage of Nitrifiers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Agricultural Bacteriology: A Study of the Relation of Germ Life to the Farm by Herbert William Conn (1918)
"But whatever its source, these nitrifiers are able to live under conditions in which but few other organisms can exist. Until recently, in fact, ..."

2. Agricultural Bacteriology: A Study of the Relation of Germ Life to the Farm by Herbert William Conn (1909)
"This checking of the action of nitrifiers by organic matter or ammonia, ... The nitrifiers cannot develop in an acid medium and are usually absent from acid ..."

3. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"The authors concluded that more frequent fertilization in those particular ecosystems benefited nitrifiers more than trees. In a later study, ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"The similarity between the Algonkian bacteria (A) and some recent forms of nitrifiers (B, C) is shown in the comparison of the parts indicated by arrows in ..."

5. Control of Biofilm Growth in Drinking Water Distribution Systems by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Bacteria that can use ammonia for growth and need only carbon dioxide as a carbon source (autotrophic nitrifiers) sometime prove to be a problem when water ..."

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