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iron bacterium

iron bacterium noun: any of a group of bacteria that oxidize ferrous iron to ferric iron.

Noun

iron bacterium (plural iron bacteria)

  1. Any of a group of bacteria that oxidize ferrous iron to ferric iron

Forms of iron bacterium

pluraliron bacteria

Questions about iron bacterium

What does iron bacterium mean?
Iron bacterium means any of a group of bacteria that oxidize ferrous iron to ferric iron.
What part of speech is iron bacterium?
Iron bacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of iron bacterium?
The plural of iron bacterium is iron bacteria.

Words near iron bacterium in the dictionary

  1. iromba
  2. iron
  3. Iron Acton
  4. iron age
  5. iron bacteria
  6. iron bacterium
  7. iron band
  8. iron bands
  9. iron bloom
  10. iron blooms
  11. iron blue

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