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nitrosobacterium

noun
ni路​tro路​so路​bac路​te路​ri路​um | \ n墨-娄tr艒-(藢)s艒-bak-娄tir-膿-蓹m How to pronounce nitrosobacterium (audio) \
plural nitrosobacteria\ n墨-​娄tr艒-​(藢)s艒-​bak-​娄tir-​膿-​蓹 How to pronounce nitrosobacteria (audio) \

Definition of nitrosobacterium

: : a nitrifying bacterium that oxidizes ammonia to nitrites

History and Etymology for nitrosobacterium

New Latin, from nitrosus nitrous + -o- + bacteria

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