nitrogen fixing

English

Adjective

nitrogen-fixing (not comparable)

1. (biology, botany) Of a plant, microbe, etc., able to convert inorganic nitrogen into a form usable in the biosphere.
   • 1943, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (contributor), The Journal of Biological Chemistry‎, volumes 151-152, page 384:

     From these results it is concluded that hydrogenase is closely related to the nitrogen-fixing system in Azotobacter.

Related terms

• nitrogen fixation

Translations

able to convert inorganic nitrogen

Danish: nitrogenfikserende, kvælstoffikserende Italian: azotofissatore (it)