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carbon fixation
carbon fixation n (Botany) the process by which plants assimilate carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form metabolically active compounds carbon fixation The process by which carbon from the atmosphere is converted into carbon compounds, such as carbohydrates, in plants and algae, usually by photosynthesis.carbon fixation
carbon fixation[′kär·bən fik¦sā·shən] (cell and molecular biology) During photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert carbon dioxide from the air into organic molecules. carbon fixation
carbon fixation The reduction of CO2 to organic compounds by living organisms—classically equated to photosynthesis, which requires sunlight and H2O as an electron donor, converting inorganic carbon (CO2) into organic compounds.ThesaurusSeecarbon |