- nitrobacterium
- ni·tro·bac·te·ri·um (ni″tro-bak-tērґe--əm) pl. nitrobacteґria [nitro- + bacterium] a bacterium that oxidizes nitrites to nitrates.
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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 — noun Any if the several species of bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium, and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate … Wiktionary
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
