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Nitrogen fixation definition

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The assimilation of dinitrogen by microbial reduction to ammonia and conversion into organonitrogen compounds such as amino acids. Only a limited number of microorganisms are able to fix nitrogen. See also nitrogenase.


See also:

nonclassical carbocation definition
nm definition
Octet Rule definition
nitroxides definition
nonliquefied compressed gas definition