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    NITROSOBACTERIA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitritesplay

    Synonyms:

    nitrosobacteria; nitrous bacteria

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("nitrosobacteria" is a kind of...):

    eubacteria; eubacterium; true bacteria (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)

    Holonyms ("nitrosobacteria" is a member of...):

    genus Nitrosomonas; Nitrosomonas (ellipsoidal soil bacteria)

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