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nitrification stage (NYE-truh-fuh-KAY-shun)

A stage of decomposition that occurs in biological treatment processes when aerobic bacteria, using dissolved oxygen (DO), change nitrogen compounds (ammonia and organic nitrogen) into oxidized nitrogen (usually nitrate).