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azotobacter
[ uh-zoh-tuh-bak-ter, ey-zoh- ]
noun
- any of several rod-shaped or spherical soil bacteria of the genus Azotobacter, important as nitrogen fixers.
azotobacter
/ əˈzəʊtəʊˌbæktə /
noun
- any bacterium of the family Azotobacteriaceae, important in nitrogen fixation in the soil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of azotobacter1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of azotobacter1
New Latin; see azote , bacteria
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Example Sentences
The close symbiosis between Azotobacter and similar nitrogen-absorbing bacteria and many species of alg in sea water at least.
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