Etymology

nitrosome

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Today it means: A vesicle found in some eukaryotic cells which contains endosymbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Full definition →

English nitro- ← Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) ← Egyptian nṯrj
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  1. Egyptiannṯrj
  2. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  3. Englishnitro-
  4. English todaynitrosome

From nitro- + -some.

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