SULPHUR BACTERIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus

Synonyms:

sulfur bacteria; sulphur bacteria; thiobacteria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sulphur bacteria" is a kind of...):

thiobacillus (small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur)

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