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SULPHUR BACTERIA

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Dictionary entry overview: What does sulphur bacteria mean?

• SULPHUR BACTERIA (noun)
The noun SULPHUR BACTERIA has 1 sense:

1. any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus

Familiarity information: SULPHUR BACTERIA used as a noun is very rare.

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• SULPHUR BACTERIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

sulfur bacteria; sulphur bacteria; thiobacteria

Hypernyms ("sulphur bacteria" is a kind of...):

thiobacillus (small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur)

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