nitrogen fixation

English

Noun

nitrogen fixation (uncountable)

(chemistry, biochemistry) the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia and organic derivatives, by natural means, especially such conversion, by microorganisms in the soil, into a form that can be assimilated by plants

Related terms

nitrogen-fixing

Translations

the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen

Danish: nitrogenfiksering c
Finnish: typensidonta (fi)

Italian: azotofissazione f

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