| nit | (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive |
|---|---|
| nit | of or containing nitrogen |
| nit | acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels |
| nit | soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates |
| nit | any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates |
| nit | a poisonous red-brown gas (NO) |
| nit | a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal) |
| nit | the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) |
| nit | the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound) |
| nit | treat with nitrates |
| nit | treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound |
| nit | convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, esp. with the action of nitrobacteria |