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nitrogenase

[nahy-troj-uh-neys, -neyz, nahy-truh-juh-]
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noun Biochemistry.
  1. an enzyme complex that catalyzes the reduction of molecular nitrogen in the nitrogen-fixation process of bacteria.
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Origin of nitrogenase

First recorded in 1930–35; nitrogen + -ase
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nitrogenase

(nī-trŏj′ə-nās′, -nāz′, nī′trə-jə-)
n.
  1. An enzyme of certain bacteria that activates the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia.
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nitrogenase

[nī-trŏj′ə-nās′, nī′trə-jə-]
  1. An enzyme of nitrogen-fixing bacteria that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia.
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