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Noun: Nitrobacteriaceae
  1. Usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria
    - family Nitrobacteriaceae

Type of: bacteria genus

Part of: order Pseudomonadales, Pseudomonadales

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nitrification
nitrify
nitril
nitrile
nitrite
nitrite bacterium
nitro-
nitro group
Nitrobacter
nitrobacteria
Nitrobacteriaceae
nitrobacterium
nitrobenzene
nitrocalcite
nitrocellulose
nitro-chalk
nitrochloroform
nitrochloromethane
nitrocotton
nitrofuran
nitrofurantoin