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Definition of nitrogen fixation
: the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into a combined form (such as ammonia) through chemical and especially biological action (such as that of soil rhizobia)
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Recent Examples on the Web These plants collaborate with soil bacteria to absorb nitrogen from the air and deposit it in tiny root nodules—a process called nitrogen fixation.
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Beth Hanson, Good Housekeeping, "Grow Healthier Crops Using These Natural Nitrogen Sources," 24 Aug. 2015 Johan Kers, Joyn Bio’s head of nitrogen fixation, said in a statement.
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Mark Glover, sacbee, "Joint venture with West Sacramento ties has new name | The Sacramento Bee," 20 Mar. 2018 In chemistry applications, a few hundred qubits can be used for, say, helping develop catalysts for nitrogen fixation.
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Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Microsoft makes play for next wave of computing with quantum computing toolkit," 25 Sep. 2017
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The first known use of nitrogen fixation was in 1893
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