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NITROSOMONAS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nitrosomonas mean?
• NITROSOMONAS (noun)
The noun NITROSOMONAS has 1 sense:
1. ellipsoidal soil bacteria
Familiarity information: NITROSOMONAS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ellipsoidal soil bacteria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Nitrosomonas; Nitrosomonas
Hypernyms ("Nitrosomonas" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "Nitrosomonas"):
nitrosobacteria; nitrous bacteria (soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites)
Holonyms ("Nitrosomonas" is a member of...):
family Nitrobacteriaceae; Nitrobacteriaceae (usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria)
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