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Definition of Nonsymbiotic
1. Adjective. Not parasitic on another organism.
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Similar to: Independent
Definition of Nonsymbiotic
1. Adjective. Not symbiotic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonsymbiotic
Literary usage of Nonsymbiotic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Bacteriology for Agricultural and General Science Students by Howard Sprague Reed (1914)
"nonsymbiotic Bacteria which Fix Atmospheric Nitrogen. Isolation and Study of
Azotobacter t 1. Prepare Ashby's solution (see Exercise 49). 2. ..."
2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1906)
"The species used in her experiments, at least so far as they are mentioned in
her paper, are well known nonsymbiotic species. Nor does she refer to any ..."
3. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"... G = Denitrification H = N2 fixation (nonsymbiotic) I = N2 fixation (symbiotic)
J = Décomposition Figure 1 .—Pools and fluxes of the nitrogen cycle. ..."
4. Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer Innovation with Mucuna by Daniel Buckles, Bernard Triomphe, Gustavo Sain (1998)
"Some N may enter via rainfall or nonsymbiotic fixation (perhaps, 20-30 kg ha"1
year"' [Wetselaar and Gamy 1982]), but most probably the bulk of it is ..."
5. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"... to reduce nitrogen to ammonia, and on symbiotic bacteria on root nodules and
nonsymbiotic bacteria in the soil to convert ammonia to nitrate. ..."
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