iron bacterium

noun

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

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Meanings

nouniron bacterium (plural iron bacteria)

plural iron bacteria

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

Translations

Italian ferrobatterio
  • ferrobatteriobacterium
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APA

iron bacterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron%20bacterium

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“iron bacterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron%20bacterium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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