NITROGEN-FIXING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nitrogen-fixing mean? 

• NITROGEN-FIXING (adjective)
  The adjective NITROGEN-FIXING has 1 sense:

1. contributing to the process of nitrogen fixation

  Familiarity information: NITROGEN-FIXING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NITROGEN-FIXING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Contributing to the process of nitrogen fixation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

nitrogen fixation (the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria)

 Context examples 

An enlargement or swelling on the roots of legumes and certain other plants inhabited by symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

(Nodule, Food and Drug Administration)

The next steps for the team are to dig deeper into the details of the process, perhaps narrow down even further the subset of genes necessary for nitrogen fixation, and collaborate with other plant scientists to apply the lessons learned from this study to the next level: nitrogen-fixing plants.

(Bacteria Used to Create Fertilizer Out of Thin Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)