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nitrobacteria

[ nahy-troh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
/ ˌnaɪ troʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /

plural noun, singular ni·tro·bac·te·ri·um [nahy-troh-bak-teer-ee-uh m] /ˌnaɪ troʊ bækˈtɪər i əm/.

certain bacteria in the soil involved in nitrifying processes.

Nearby words

  1. nitro compound,
  2. nitro dye,
  3. nitro group,
  4. nitro-,
  5. nitro-chalk,
  6. nitrobenzene,
  7. nitroblue tetrazolium test,
  8. nitrocellulose,
  9. nitrochloroform,
  10. nitrocotton

Origin of nitrobacteria

First recorded in 1890–95; nitro- + bacteria
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British Dictionary definitions for nitrobacteria

nitrobacteria

/ (ˌnaɪtrəʊbækˈtɪərɪə) /

pl n singular -terium (-ˈtɪərɪəm)

soil bacteria of the order Pseudomonadales that are involved in nitrification, including species of Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter
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