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nitrous bacteria

American  

plural noun

  1. nitrobacteria that convert ammonia derivatives into nitrites by oxidation.

nitrous bacteria British  

plural noun

  1. bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil See also nitrobacteria

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