"carbon fixation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carbon fixations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} carbon fixation (usually uncountable, plural carbon fixations)
  1. any process, such as photosynthesis, whereby atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds Wikipedia link: carbon fixation Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (process which converts carbon dioxide): yhteyttäminen (Finnish), fosúchán carbóin [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-carbon_fixation-en-noun-w2ZJaTSj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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