nitrogen cycle
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The natural circulation of nitrogen, in which atmospheric nitrogen is converted to…
The natural circulation of nitrogen, in which atmospheric nitrogen is converted to nitrogen oxides by lightning and deposited in the soil by rain, where it is assimilated by plants and either eaten by animals (and returned as faeces) or decomposed back to elemental nitrogen by bacteria.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for nitrogen cycle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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