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nitrogen cycle

Syllabification: (ni·tro·gen cy·cle)
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Definition of nitrogen cycle

noun

Ecology
  • the series of processes by which nitrogen and its compounds are interconverted in the environment and in living organisms, including nitrogen fixation and decomposition.

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