- nitrite bacterium
- nounany of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites• Syn: ↑nitrous bacterium• Hypernyms: ↑nitrobacterium
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nitrous bacterium — noun any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites • Syn: ↑nitrite bacterium • Hypernyms: ↑nitrobacterium * * * noun : a bacterium that oxidizes ammonia to nitrites : one of the nitrosobacteria … Useful english dictionary
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