nitrogen-fixing

Variant of nitrogen fixation

nitrogen fixation definition

nitrogen fixation

  1. the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogenous compounds by bacteria (nitrogen fixers) found in the root nodules of legumes and certain other plants, and in the soil
  2. the conversion of free nitrogen into nitrogenous compounds of commercial value by any of various processes

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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