n.
Pronunciation: ə - ˌ mä-n ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n, - ˌ m ō -n ə -
Function: noun
Date: 1886
1 : the act or process of ammoniating
2 : decomposition with production of ammonia or ammonium compounds especially by the action of bacteria on nitrogenous organic matter
– am · mo · ni · fy \ - ˌ f ī \ verb