nitrobacterial

N1I1T1R1O1B3A1C3T1E1R1I1A1L1

adjective

Relating to nitrobacteria.

OriginEnglish bacterial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin bactēria →
Scrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivenitrobacterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to nitrobacteria.

Origin

  1. Egyptiannṯr
  2. Egyptiannṯrj
  3. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  4. Englishnitro-
  5. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  6. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  7. New Latinbactēria
  8. Englishbacteria
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishbacterial
  12. Englishnitrobacterial

From nitro- + bacterial.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

nitrobacterial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrobacterial

MLA

“nitrobacterial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrobacterial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitrobacterial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrobacterial.

Source: nitrobacterial on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.