单词 | nitrogen-fixing |
释义 | > as lemmasnitrogen-fixing nitrogen-fixing adj. of, relating to, or bringing about nitrogen fixation. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > metabolism > [adjective] > processes metastatic1880 nitrogen-fixing1890 1890 Proc. Royal Soc. 1889–90 47 113 The development of the supposed nitrogen-fixing organisms obviously depends on the infection of the soil with the organism essential to symbiotic life with the particular leguminous crop to be grown. 1929 J. E. Weaver & F. E. Clements Plant Ecol. x. 249 Both nitrifying and nitrogen-fixing bacteria thrive in the humus. 1966 New Statesman 2 Dec. 826/1 The first new component isolated from the Du Pont nitrogen-fixing system. 1991 Garbage Jan. 45/2 Bailey's acacia (Acacia baileyana), a nitrogen-fixing leguminous type from Australia, is one of the most drought-tolerant trees available. < as lemmas |
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