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carbon fixation

Definition of carbon fixation

noun

[mass noun] Biology

the incorporation of carbon into organic compounds by living organisms, chiefly by photosynthesis in green plants.

Nearby words

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monocular

/ məˈnɒkjʊlə

adjective , noun

with, for, or in one eye …

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