nitrogen fixation

/ˌnaɪtrədʒən fɪkˌseɪʃən/
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Definitions of nitrogen fixation
  1. noun
    the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria
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    type of:
    biological process, organic process
    a process occurring in living organisms
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