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1. (n.) nitrogen fixation
any process of combining atmospheric nitrogen with other elements, as used in the preparation of fertilizers and industrial products.
2. nitrogen fixation
this process as performed by bacteria found in the nodules of leguminous plants, thereby making nitrogenous compounds available to the host plants.
Etymology: (1890–95)
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1. (noun) nitrogen fixation
the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria
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1. nitrogen fixation
The process in certain BACTERIA; FUNGI; and CYANOBACTERIA converting free atmospheric NITROGEN to biologically usable forms of nitrogen, such as AMMONIA; NITRATES; and amino compounds.
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