Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nitrobacterium | Yes | No | No | No |
nitrous bacterium | Yes | No | No | No |
nitrobacterium (noun) | nitrous bacterium (noun) |
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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 | any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites |