English Explanatory Dictionary

nitrogenase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any enzyme, especially in nitrogen-fixing bacteria, that catalyzes the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.

Word forms

nitrogenase nitrogenases

Etymology

From nitrogen + -ase.

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