Word: convert
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Forests are crucial for reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because they convert carbon dioxide into oxygen through photosynthesis...
Trees normally get their nitrogen from the ground and convert it to protein. When tree leaves fall onto the ground, they are decomposed by microorganisms into nutrients and nitrogen, which are then reused by the trees the following season...
Also, the COHL members said they asked Jewett whether the administration is considering plans to convert the dorms into a residential house...
...neighborhood issues, the elderly and the homeless. His biggest contribution to the council has been his ability to bring in new ideas. Cyr has taken a hard look at using the money in the affordable housing trust fund and has created a land bank. Both programs will hopefully convert vacant city lots into low-income housing...
...allergic to caffeine, just like my husband," she said, and cheerfully proceeded to predict a succession of problems that would eventually leave me a twitching wreck. O.K., I said, irritated, but how would I stay awake to finish the book I was working on? "Try beer," offered another convert. "Drinking one every hour won't get you plastered, and it has a lot of protein and carbohydrates." I nodded appreciatively: this was the kind of alternative diet I could live with...