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nitrophobous

nitrophobous adjective: not thriving in soil that is rich in nitrogen or nitrates.

Adjective

nitrophobous (not comparable)

  1. Not thriving in soil that is rich in nitrogen or nitrates

Questions about nitrophobous

What does nitrophobous mean?
Nitrophobous means not thriving in soil that is rich in nitrogen or nitrates.
What part of speech is nitrophobous?
Nitrophobous is an adjective.

Words near nitrophobous in the dictionary

  1. nitrophiles
  2. nitrophilic
  3. nitrophilous
  4. nitrophily
  5. nitrophobic
  6. nitrophobous
  7. nitrophorin
  8. nitrophorins
  9. nitrophyte
  10. nitrophytes
  11. nitrophytic

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