fixed nitrogen

collocation in English

meaningsoffixedandnitrogen

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fixed
adjective
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/fɪkst/us
/fɪkst/
arranged or decided already and not able to ...
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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 offixedandnitrogenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffixed nitrogen

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However, a greater need forfixednitrogenwould have imposed constraints on the rate of cyanobacterial proliferation - constraints that other prokaryotes would not have experienced.
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While this arrangement could provide cyanobacteria with a more reliable source offixednitrogen, it would not be cheap.
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So,fixednitrogen, one of the essential requirements for life as we know it, would not be present.
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But even with an ability to fix nitrogen, cyanobacteria could still have been limited by a scarcity in abiotic sources offixednitrogen.
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However, the unique composition of the photosynthetic apparatus in cyanobacteria would appear to create a substantially greater need forfixednitrogenin several ways.
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However, studies have shown that inorganic nitrogen fertilizers cannot substitute for biologicallyfixednitrogenadded directly to the soil via legumes.
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While the relevance of lightning as a source offixednitrogenhas been largely studied, the contribution of coronae discharges still remains unelucidated.
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In comparison to biologicallyfixednitrogen, plants tend to use such fertilizer nitrogen inefficiently, leaving excess nitrate ions to be leached into the watershed as nutrient pollution29,47.
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Evidence is presented for why cyanobacteria probably have a greater need forfixednitrogenthan other prokaryotes, underscoring the importance of their ability to fix nitrogen.
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Sulfate reducing bacteria probably use these substrates directly and may also use this energy source to fix nitrogen themselves - aiding the mat's overallfixednitrogenyield from this fermentation.
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However,fixednitrogenmay circulate many times between organisms and the soil before denitrification returns it to the atmosphere.
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Fixednitrogensources are required for most organisms to synthesize proteins, nucleic acids and other cellular components.
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In addition to land runoff, atmospheric anthropogenicfixednitrogencan enter the open ocean.
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Heterocyst formation is inhibited in the presence of afixednitrogensource, such as ammonium or nitrate.
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Dissimilatory denitrification is the main route by which biologicallyfixednitrogenis returned to the atmosphere as molecular nitrogen gas.
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Heterocysts may also form under the appropriate environmental conditions (anoxic) whenfixednitrogenis scarce.
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The abundance or scarcity of thisfixednitrogen(also known as reactive nitrogen) frequently limits plant growth in both managed and wild environments.
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The relationship is symbiotic because the plant supplies the energy by photosynthesis and benefits by obtaining thefixednitrogen.
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Soft-rot fungi needfixednitrogenin order to synthesize enzymes, which they obtain either from the wood or from the environment.
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