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The discharge of semen by males during sleep. This first occurs shortly after puberty. The production of semen from the penis while a man is asleep. An ejaculation that occurs during sleep, often among adolescent males; also called a wet dream. Involuntary emission of semen during sleep, usually associated with an erotic dream; colloquial: wet…

Oxidation of ammonia to nitrite.  

A drug that dilates the arteries and is used to treat attacks of angina pectoris. A drug which helps the veins and coronary arteries to become wider. A vasodilator used to ease the pain of angina pectoris (pain in the chest due to insufficient oxygen supply to the heart).  

A toxic gas produced by mixing cleaning agents that contain chlorine and ammonia.  

A gaseous compound of smoke that may be a cause of emphysema.  

A drugged condition that can be created in a person when the nitrogen in the body is exposed to great pressure as in a deep dive. Loss of consciousness due to the formation of nitrogen in the tissues, caused by pressure change. A condition of euphoria, impaired judgment, and decreased coordination and motor ability seen…

Bacteria, living in the soil or in the root systems of legumes, that convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen compounds in their own bodies.  

Microorganisms that convert nitrites into nitrates in the nitrogen cycle.  

The bacteria that carry on nitrification. Bacteria that induce nitrification, including the nitrite bacteria of the genus Nitrosomonas, which convert ammonia to nitrites, and nitrate bacteria of the genus Nitrobacter, which convert nitrites to nitrates.  

Discrete bodies present in the cytoplasm of a nerve cell associated with their activities. One of the coarse granules surrounding the nucleus in the cytoplasm of nerve cells.