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nitragin|ˈnaɪtrədʒɪn|
[irreg. f. nitrate or nitrogen.]
A fertilizer consisting of a culture of bacteria which abstract nitrogen from the air and transfer it to the tissues of leguminous plants.
1896Aikman in Contemp. Rev. Aug. 210 Nitragin: an important advance in the science of agriculture. 1896Nature 6 Aug. 326/1 To deliver, as an article of commerce, cultivations of..bacteria under the name of Nitragin wherewith to inoculate..various leguminous crops. |