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nitrogen-fixing

ni·tro·gen-fix·ing
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahy-truh-juh n fik-sing]
    • /ˈnaɪ trə dʒən ˈfɪk sɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahy-truh-juh n fik-sing]
    • /ˈnaɪ trə dʒən ˈfɪk sɪŋ/

Definition of nitrogen-fixing word

  • adjective nitrogen-fixing involved in or aiding the process of nitrogen fixation. 1
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Origin of nitrogen-fixing

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Nitrogen-fixing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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nitrogen-fixing popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Top questions with nitrogen-fixing

  • where are nitrogen-fixing bacteria found?
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Related words

  • bacteroid

    resembling a bacterium

  • green manure

    a crop of growing plants, as clover and other nitrogen-fixing plants, plowed under to enrich the soil.

  • heterocyst

    one of the enlarged nitrogen-fixing cells occurring along the filaments in some blue-green algae.
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