nitrogenase
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noun \nī-ˈträ-jə-ˌnās, ˈnī-trə-jə-, -ˌnāz\Definition of NITROGENASE
: an enzyme of various nitrogen-fixing bacteria that catalyzes the reduction of molecular nitrogen to ammonia
First Known Use of NITROGENASE
1934
ni·tro·ge·nase
noun \nī-ˈträj-ə-ˌnās, ˈnī-trə-jə-, -ˌnāz\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of NITROGENASE
: an iron- and molybdenum-containing enzyme of various nitrogen-fixing microorganisms (as some bacteria) that catalyzes the reduction of molecular nitrogen to ammonia
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