nitrobacteria
[ nahy-troh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
/ ˌnaɪ troʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /
plural noun, singular ni·tro·bac·te·ri·um [nahy-troh-bak-teer-ee-uh m] /ˌnaɪ troʊ bækˈtɪər i əm/.
certain bacteria in the soil involved in nitrifying processes.
Words nearby nitrobacteria
nitro compound,
nitro dye,
nitro group,
nitro-,
nitro-chalk,
nitrobacteria,
nitrobenzene,
nitroblue tetrazolium test,
nitrocellulose,
nitrochloroform,
nitrocotton
British Dictionary definitions for nitrobacteria
nitrobacteria
/ (ˌnaɪtrəʊbækˈtɪərɪə) /
pl n singular -terium (-ˈtɪərɪəm)
soil bacteria of the order Pseudomonadales that are involved in nitrification, including species of Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter