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nitrobacterium

The English word “nitrobacterium” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.

Etymology

From nitro- + bacterium.

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