HyperDic: nitric_bacterium

English > 1 sense of the expression nitric bacterium:
NOUNanimalnitric bacterium, nitrate bacteriumany of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates
English > nitric bacterium: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates.
Synonymnitrate bacterium
BroadernitrobacteriumAny of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle

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