nitrobacterium
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nitrobacterium — ni·tro·bac·te·ri·um (nī trō băk tîrʹē əm) n. pl. ni·tro·bac·te·ri·a ( tîrʹē ə) Any of various soil bacteria that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium compounds into nitrites or nitrites into nitrates. * * * … Universalium
nitrobacterium — ni·tro·bac·te·ri·um (ni″tro bak tērґe əm) pl. nitrobacteґria [nitro + bacterium] a bacterium that oxidizes nitrites to nitrates … Medical dictionary
nitrobacterium — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria, ↑bacterium • Hyponyms: ↑nitrate bacterium, ↑nitric bacterium,… … Useful english dictionary
nitrobacteria — /nuy troh bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. nitrobacterium / tear ee euhm/. certain bacteria in the soil involved in nitrifying processes. [1890 95; NITRO + BACTERIA] * * * … Universalium
nitrobacteria — ni·tro·bac·te·ria (ni″tro bak teґre ə) plural of nitrobacterium … Medical dictionary
nitrobatterio — ni·tro·bat·tè·rio s.m. TS biol. 1. batterio in grado di compiere la nitratazione 2. batterio del genere Nitrobatterio, a forma di bastoncino | con iniz. maiusc., genere della famiglia delle Nitrobatteriacee {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1925. ETIMO:… … Dizionario italiano
nitrobacteria — /ˌnaɪtroʊbækˈtɪəriə/ (say .nuytrohbak tearreeuh) plural noun (singular nitrobacterium) certain bacteria of the soil, concerned in oxidation of ammonia to nitrite and nitrate. Also, nitric bacteria …
nitrobacteria — [nī΄trō bak tir′ē ə] pl.n. sing. nitrobacterium [nī΄trō bak tir′əm] [ModL: see NITRO & BACTERIA] bacteria in the soil that oxidize ammonia compounds into nitrites, or nitrites into nitrates: see NITRIC BACTERIA, NITROUS BACTERIA … English World dictionary
nitrate bacterium — noun any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates • Syn: ↑nitric bacterium • Hypernyms: ↑nitrobacterium * * * noun : a bacterium that converts nitrites into nitrates in the nitrogen cycle … Useful english dictionary
nitric bacterium — noun any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates • Syn: ↑nitrate bacterium • Hypernyms: ↑nitrobacterium … Useful english dictionary
