molecular nitrogen

collocation in English

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molecular
adjective
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/məˈlek.jə.lər/us
/məˈlek.jə.lɚ/
relating to molecules (= the simplest units of a ...
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nitrogen
noun[U]
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/ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən/us
/ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən/
a chemical element that is a gas with no colour or taste, forms most of the earth's atmosphere, and is a part of all ...
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(Definition ofmolecularandnitrogenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For the plants, it provided carbon dioxide andmolecularnitrogenfor their metabolism.
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Driving force is the formation ofmolecularnitrogen.
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N ratios because they can fixmolecularnitrogen, rather than having to rely on nitrates and nitrites in the soil.
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The considerable chemical energy of the detonation is due to the high strength of the bond inmolecularnitrogen.
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The ability to combine, or fix,molecularnitrogenis a key feature of modern industrial chemistry.
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Dissimilatory denitrification is the main route by which biologically fixed nitrogen is returned to the atmosphere asmolecularnitrogengas.
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The color is believed to be due to a set of blue and near-ultraviolet emission lines from neutral and ionizedmolecularnitrogen.
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The cyanide ion is isoelectronic with carbon monoxide and withmolecularnitrogen.
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Many lichens grow in extremely nutrient-poor environments and may rely on nitrogen-fixing bacteria to provide them with enoughmolecularnitrogento survive.
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For similar reasons, puremolecularnitrogenlasers typically emit light in the ultraviolet range.
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It is the simplest oxocarbon, and isoelectronic with the cyanide ion andmolecularnitrogen.
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This information refers to the second positive system ofmolecularnitrogen, which is by far the most common.
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Air is typically assumed to have a mole fraction composition of 0.7812molecularnitrogen, 0.2095 molecular oxygen and 0.0093 argon.
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The unique properties of these new compounds made it possible to develop new organometallic catalysts, to study an activation of small molecules, includingmolecularnitrogen, hydrocarbons, etc.
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Molybdenum-containing enzymes are by far the most common catalysts used by some bacteria to break the chemical bond in atmosphericmolecularnitrogen, allowing biological nitrogen fixation.
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Decay of organisms and their waste products may produce small amounts of nitrate, but most decay eventually returns nitrogen content to the atmosphere, asmolecularnitrogen.
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Generally several species of bacteria are involved in the complete reduction of nitrate tomolecularnitrogen, and more than one enzymatic pathway has been identified in the reduction process.
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