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nitric bacterium

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nitrate bacterium  
n.  Any of several nitrobacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates by oxidation. Also called nitric bacterium.
nitric bacterium  
n.  See nitrate bacterium.
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nitric bacterium

noun
any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates [syn: nitrate bacterium
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