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azotobacter

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a⋅zo⋅to⋅bac⋅ter

  [uh-zoh-tuh-bak-ter, ey-zoh-]
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–noun
any of several rod-shaped or spherical soil bacteria of the genus Azotobacter, important as nitrogen fixers.
Origin:
1901; < NL; see azote, -o-, -bacter
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a·zo·to·bac·ter   (ā-zō'tə-bāk'tər)   
n.  Any of various rod-shaped, nonpathogenic, nitrogen-fixing bacteria of the genus Azotobacter, found in soil and water.

[French azote, nitrogen; see azo- + bacter(ia).]
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Main Entry: azo·to·bac·ter
Pronunciation: A-'zOt-&-"bak-t&r
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of largerod-shaped or spherical bacteria occurring in soil and sewage and fixing atmospheric nitrogen
2 : any bacterium of the genus Azotobacter
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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