carbon fixation

noun

the process by which plants assimilate carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form metabolically active compounds

Words nearby carbon fixation

carbon dioxide snow, carbon disulfide, carbon disulphide, carbon fiber, carbon fibre, carbon fixation, carbon footprint, carbon microphone, carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide hemoglobin, carbon monoxide poisoning

Scientific definitions for carbon fixation

carbon fixation

The process in plants and algae by which atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic carbon compounds, such as carbohydrates, usually by photosynthesis. See more at carbon cycle.