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Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1883 the loss or removal of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds; specifically reduction of nitrates or nitrites commonly by bacteria (as in soil) that usually results in the escape of nitrogen into the air • denitrifier noun • denitrify transitive verb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Denitrification De*ni`tri*fi*ca"tion, n. The act or process of freeing from nitrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of nitrogen.