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Vinony

immobilization

noun

  1. conversion of inorganic compounds to organic compounds in the soil
  2. the act of causing to be immobile
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From French immobilisation or im- + mobilization or immobilize + -ation.

  1. The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.

    “The broken bones were able to heal, thanks to the immobilization of her leg in a cast.”

    “Treatment of an acute occult dislocation of the ankle consists of immobilization in a snugly fitting plaster-of-paris cast, with little padding.”

  2. The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.