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Noun: nitrogen fixation
  1. The assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria

Derived forms: nitrogen fixations

See also: nitrogen-fixing

Type of: biological process, organic process

Encyclopedia: Nitrogen fixation

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