nitrogen fixationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən fɪkˌseɪ.ʃən/us/ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən fɪkˌseɪ.ʃən/specializedthe process by which nitrogen from the atmosphere is changed either naturally or in industry into compounds that are used in several processes
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- corrode
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- sop
- suction
- the carbon cycle
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