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Nitrogen-fixing

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Adjective

1. nitrogen-fixing

contributing to the process of nitrogen fixation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nitrogen-fixing

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noun
1. 
the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen compounds by certain bacteria, such as Rhizobium in the root nodules of legumes
2. 
a process, such as the Haber process, in which atmospheric nitrogen is converted into a nitrogen compound, used esp for the manufacture of fertilizer

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Nitrogen-fixing

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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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nitrogen-fixing

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n.
1. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds, such as ammonia, by natural agencies or various industrial processes.
2. The conversion by certain soil microorganisms, such as rhizobia, of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds that plants and other organisms can assimilate.

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