tuku hauota
1. (modifier) denitrifying.
He huakita atu anō kei roto i te oneone e huri ai i te pākawa ota hei hauota ki te kōhauhau. Ka kīia ēnei, he huakita tuku hauota (RP 2009:208). / Another type of bacteria in the soil converts the nitrates in the soil back into atmospheric nitrogen. These are called denitrifying bacteria (RP 2009:208).
2. (noun) denitrification.
Ka hurihia te pākawa ota o roto i te oneone hei hauota rehu ki te kōhauhau. Ka kīia tēnei tukanga ko te 'tuku hauota', ā, mā te huakita tuku hauota tēnei tukanga e whakatutuki (RP 2009:209). / Nitrate in the soil is converted to nitrogen gas into the atmosphere. This process is called 'denitrification', and this process is completed by the denitrifying bacteria.
