nitric bacteria
- noun
- /ˈnaɪtrɪk bækˈtɪəriə/
- Specialized
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bacterias nitrificantes
- Nitric bacteria play an essential role in enriching soil fertility by converting nitrites into nitrates.
Examples
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Without nitric bacteria, the crucial step of turning nitrites into nitrates would not occur efficiently in the nitrogen cycle.
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Farmers rely on nitric bacteria in the soil to enhance crop growth naturally.
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Many nitric bacteria thrive in soil.
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The nitric bacteria are essential!
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Nitric bacteria are vital for converting harmful nitrites into beneficial nitrates in the ecosystem.
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Agricultural experts emphasize that nitric bacteria significantly improve soil quality and plant health.
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Farmers often test their soil to ensure sufficient populations of nitric bacteria for optimal nutrient cycling.
Synonyms
Bacteria in soil that change nitrites into nitrates for plants to use
A bacterium that turns nitrite into nitrate in soil
A small soil bacterium that turns nitrite into nitrate to help plants in the nitrogen cycle
A bacterium that turns nitrite into nitrate to help plants get nitrogen
A soil bacterium that changes ammonia into forms plants can use
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally built from 'nitric' (relating to nitrogen) + 'bacteria', so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to bacteria associated with nitrogen. However, the precise biochemical role (converting nitrites to nitrates) is specialized and not fully predictable from the constituents alone, making the meaning only partially transparent.
Etymology
Nitric bacteria pictures tiny bacteria in the soil that change nitrites into nitrates, making nutrients plants can use. That's why the name means soil bacteria that 'convert' nitrites into nitrates.
