azotobacter

noun azo·to·bac·ter \ā-ˈzō-tə-ˌbak-tər\

Definition of AZOTOBACTER

: any of a genus (Azotobacter) of large rod-shaped or spherical bacteria occurring in soil and sewage and fixing atmospheric nitrogen

New Latin, genus name, from International Scientific Vocabulary azote + New Latin bacterium

First Known Use: 1910

Medical Dictionary

noun azo·to·bac·ter \ā-ˈzōt-ə-ˌbak-tər\

capitalized : a genus of large rod-shaped or spherical bacteria occurring in soil and sewage and fixing atmospheric nitrogen

: any bacterium of the genus Azotobacter

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