NITROGEN CYCLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("nitrogen cycle" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

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