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| a·zo·to·bac·ter [ a zṓtə bàktər, ə zṓtə bàktər ] (plural a·zo·to·bac·ters) |
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soil bacterium that converts nitrogen: a rod-shaped or spherical bacterium found in soil and water that converts atmospheric nitrogen to a stable or biologically available form. Family Azotobacter.
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| [Early 20th century. < modern Latin< French azote "nitrogen" (see azo-) + bacterium] |
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