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Nitrobacter

noun

rod-shaped soil bacteria

• Syn: ↑genus Nitrobacter

• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Nitrobacteriaceae, ↑family Nitrobacteriaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑nitric bacteria, ↑nitrobacteria

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌbaktə(r)\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from nitr- + -bacter

1. capitalized : a genus of rod-shaped nonmotile bacteria (family Nitrobacteriaceae) occurring in soil, securing energy for growth by oxidizing nitrites to nitrates, and growing poorly on organic media

2. -s : any bacterium of the genus Nitrobacter : nitric bacterium

Useful english dictionary. 2012.