Meaning of nitrobacterium in English
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Pronunciation
/ˌnʌɪtrəʊbakˈtɪərɪəm/US accent
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Noun
nitrobacteriumEtymology
late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. From nitro- + bacterium, after French nitrobactérieDefinitions
1. any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycleExamples
- « they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates »