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Definition of: nitrogen fixation
1. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates by soil bacteria, either free-living or in symbiotic relations with the roots of certain leguminous plants.
2. The production of nitrogen compounds, as for fertilizers and explosives, by various electrochemical processes utilizing free nitrogen.
—ni′tro·genfix′ing adjective
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