| nitrogen dioxide |
a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)
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| nitrogen-fixing |
contributing to the process of nitrogen fixation
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| nitrogen |
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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| nitrogen balance |
the balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted)
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| nitrogen cycle |
the circulation of nitrogen; nitrates from the soil are absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil
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