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nitrogen-fixing

[ nahy-truh-juhn-fik-sing ]
/ ˈnaɪ trə dʒənˌfɪk sɪŋ /

adjective

involved in or aiding the process of nitrogen fixation.

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Origin of nitrogen-fixing

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Cultural definitions for nitrogen-fixing

nitrogen fixing

The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen (which plants cannot absorb) into forms of nitrogen that plants can absorb. Bacteria in the topsoil carry out the conversion.

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