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Nitrogenase

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An enzyme of nitrogen-fixing bacteria that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The enzyme, in nitrogen-fixing bacteria, that catalyzes the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia

Word Usage

"Fortunately, natural selection has already devised the perfect solution: a bacterial enzyme known as nitrogenase, which can fix nitrogen at room temperature using only a collection of metal ions, including the unusual molybdenum ion, and a hefty dose of energy-giving ATP."

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Words that are more generic or abstract

enzyme