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NITRIC BACTERIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates
Synonyms:
nitric bacteria; nitrobacteria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nitric bacteria" is a kind of...):
eubacteria; eubacterium; true bacteria (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)
Holonyms ("nitric bacteria" is a member of...):
genus Nitrobacter; Nitrobacter (rod-shaped soil bacteria)
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