Nitriding
[nahy-trahy-ding] /ˈnaɪ traɪ dɪŋ/
noun, Metallurgy.
1.
a process of casehardening in which nitrogen is introduced into the metal by keeping it at a suitable temperature in the presence of a nitrogen source.
/ˈnaɪtraɪdɪŋ/
noun
1.
a type of case-hardening in which steel is heated for long periods in ammonia vapour so that nitrogen produced by dissociation on the surface enters the steel
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noun 1. any steel suitable for casehardening by nitriding.
- Nitrification
[nahy-truh-fi-key-shuh n] /ˌnaɪ trə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act of . /ˌnaɪtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun 1. the oxidation of the ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrites and nitrates by soil nitrobacteria, making nitrogen available to plants See also nitrogen cycle 2. n. 1827, from French nitrification (1787, de Morveau), from nitrifier (1777), from nitre […]
- Nitrifier
[nahy-truh-fahy-er] /ˈnaɪ trəˌfaɪ ər/ noun 1. a person or thing that .
- Nitrifiers
[nahy-truh-fahy-er] /ˈnaɪ trəˌfaɪ ər/ noun 1. a person or thing that .
- Nitrify
[nahy-truh-fahy] /ˈnaɪ trəˌfaɪ/ verb (used with object), nitrified, nitrifying. 1. to oxidize (ammonia, ammonium compounds, or atmospheric nitrogen) to nitrites, , or their respective acids, especially by bacterial action. 2. to impregnate with or compounds. 3. to treat or combine with or its compounds. 4. (formerly) to convert into niter. /ˈnaɪtrɪˌfaɪ/ verb (transitive) -fies, -fying, […]