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Noun: nitrous bacteria  'nI-trus bak'teer-ee-u
  1. Soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites
    - nitrosobacteria

Type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

Part of: genus Nitrosomonas, Nitrosomonas

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nitrogenous
nitroglycerin
nitroglycerine
nitrohydrochloric acid
nitrosobacteria
Nitrosomonas
Nitrospan
Nitrostat
nitrous
nitrous acid
nitrous bacteria
nitrous bacterium
nitrous oxide
nitta tree
nitty
nitty-gritty
nitweed
nitwit
nitwitted
NIV
niveous