HyperDic: nitrogen_fixation

English > 1 sense of the expression nitrogen fixation:
NOUNprocessnitrogen fixationthe assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria
English > nitrogen fixation: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningThe assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria.
Broaderorganic process, biological processA process occurring in living organisms
Spanishfijación de nitrógeno
Catalanfixació del nitrogen
Adjectivesnitrogen-fixingcontributing to the process of nitrogen fixation

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