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nitrobacterium

/ nitrobacterium /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates

Type of:

bacteria bacterium

Kinds of:

nitrate bacterium nitric bacterium nitrite bacterium nitrous bacterium

Semantic Complexity

80%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

6

Times Searched

3

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bacteria bacterium nitrate bacterium nitric bacterium nitrite bacterium nitrous bacterium