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carbon fixation

carbon fixation noun: any process, such as photosynthesis, whereby atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds.

Noun

carbon fixation (usually uncountable, plural carbon fixations)

  1. (usually) any process, such as photosynthesis, whereby atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds

Forms of carbon fixation

pluralcarbon fixations

Questions about carbon fixation

What does carbon fixation mean?
Carbon fixation means any process, such as photosynthesis, whereby atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds.
What part of speech is carbon fixation?
Carbon fixation is a noun.
What is the plural of carbon fixation?
The plural of carbon fixation is carbon fixations.

Words near carbon fixation in the dictionary

  1. carbon emissions trading
  2. carbon fiber
  3. carbon fibers
  4. carbon fibre
  5. carbon fibres
  6. carbon fixation
  7. carbon fixations
  8. carbon footprint
  9. carbon footprints
  10. carbon group
  11. carbon inset

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