carbon fixation

British  

noun

1. the process by which plants assimilate carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form metabolically active compounds

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carbon fixation Scientific  

1. The process in plants and algae by which atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic carbon compounds, such as carbohydrates, usually by photosynthesis.

2. See more at carbon cycle

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carbon fixation

Their results indicated that despite inhibiting these ammonia oxidizers -- mostly archaea that are abundant in the dark ocean -- the rate of carbon fixation in the study areas didn't drop as much as expected.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025

By limiting the activity of these oxidizers with a specialized chemical, the team expected to see a sharp drop in carbon fixation.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025

Most ecosystems on Earth are powered from the base up by sunlight, which drives carbon fixation through photosynthesis.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 3, 2015

Initial carbon fixation takes place in mesophyll cells and the Calvin cycle takes place in bundle-sheath cells.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

This process is called carbon fixation, because CO2 is “fixed” from its inorganic form into organic molecules.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013