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nitric oxide
nitric oxide synthase
nitride
nitrify
nitrifying bacterium
nitrile
nitrile rubber
nitrite
nitrite bacterium
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nitroaniline
nitrobacterium
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nitrite bacterium
ni·trite bac·te·ri·um (plural ni·trite bac·te·ri·a)


noun 
Definition:
 
ammonia-converting nitrobacterium: a nitrifying bacterium that converts ammonia to nitrites by oxidation
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