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nitrogenase

[nahy-troj-uh-neys, -neyz, nahy-truh-juh-]

noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme complex that catalyzes the reduction of molecular nitrogen in the nitrogen-fixation process of bacteria.

Origin of nitrogenase

First recorded in 1930–35; nitrogen + -ase

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nitrogenase in Medicine

nitrogenase

[nī-trŏj′ə-nās′, -nāz′, nī′trə-jə-]

n.

An enzyme of certain bacteria that activates the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia.

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nitrogenase in Science

nitrogenase

[nī-trŏj′ə-nās′, nī′trə-jə-]

An enzyme of nitrogen-fixing bacteria that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia.

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