Nitrobacter
— Noun
– English
～ rod-shaped soil bacteria
nitrobacteria
— Noun
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～ soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates
Nitrobacteriaceae
— Noun
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～ usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria
nitrobacterium
— Noun
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～ any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates
nitrobenzene
— Noun
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～ a poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline
nitrocalcite
— Noun
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～ the mineral form of calcium nitrate
nitrocellulose
— Noun
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～ a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
nitrochloroform
— Noun
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～ a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
nitrochloromethane
— Noun
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～ gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas
nitrocotton
— Noun
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～ a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
nitrofuran
— Noun
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～ derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth
nitrofurantoin
— Noun
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～ derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract
nitrogen cycle
— Noun
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～ the circulation of nitrogen; nitrates from the soil are absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil
nitrogen
— Noun
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～ a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
nitrogen fixation
— Noun
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～ the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria
nitrogen balance
— Noun
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～ the balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted)
nitrogen dioxide
— Noun
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～ a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)
nitrogen narcosis
— Noun
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～ confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood; "deep-sea divers can suffer nitrogen narcosis from breathing air under high pressure"
nitrogen mustard
— Noun
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～ a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment
nitrogen-bearing
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to or containing nitrogen