verb
- to remove nitrates from (a substance, soil, or water)
Usage: technical; chemistry/environmental science
Examples
- The water treatment facility denitrates contaminated groundwater before distribution.
- Bacteria in the soil denitrates excess nitrogen compounds.
- The process denitrates agricultural runoff to reduce pollution.
- Engineers designed a system that denitrates wastewater efficiently.
- Certain microorganisms denitrate nitrates as part of the nitrogen cycle.