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/?na?.tr?.d??n/a chemical element that is a gas with no colour or taste, forms most of the earth's atmosphere, and is a part of all ...See more atnitrogenlossnounuk
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(Definition ofnitrogenandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.These forests on spodosols also exhibit highly efficient nitrogen cycling (lownitrogenloss).From theCambridge English CorpusOne chapter describes the interesting idea that conversion to perennial crops might serve to ameliorate the problems of erosion,nitrogenlossand pesticide contamination caused by annual grain production.From theCambridge English CorpusLegume-based cropping systems have reduced carbon and nitrogen losses.From theCambridge English CorpusNitrogen losses as ammonia and nitrous oxide are also undesirable due to their environmental impacts.From theCambridge English CorpusIn addition, these nitrogen losses represent an important reduction in farm income.From theCambridge English CorpusThese data, combined with our estimates, suggest that nitrogen losses could be balanced by nitrogen inputs in climax tropical rain forests.From theCambridge English CorpusAssessing and managing agricultural nitrogen losses to the environment.From theCambridge English CorpusBy doing so, it reduces nitrogen losses by denitrification, accelerates mineralization and increases short-term nitrogen availability for transformation of organic matter into humus.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Better yet is to grow perennial plants such as grasses rather than corn; nitrogen losses are many times lower.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The increased faecal nitrogen losses on high fibre diets are probably due to an increased bacterial nitrogen content of the faeces.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.Want to learn more?Go to the definition ofnitrogenGo to the definition oflossSee other collocations withloss#https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/nitrogen-loss##
