NITROGENASE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("nitrogenase" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

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