HyperDic: nitrous_bacterium

English > 1 sense of the expression nitrous bacterium:
NOUNanimalnitrous bacterium, nitrite bacteriumany of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites
English > nitrous bacterium: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites.
Synonymnitrite bacterium
BroadernitrobacteriumAny of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle

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