nitrificans
Translingual
Etymology
The present active participle (see -āns) of a hypothetical Latin *nitrificō, from nitrum + -ficō.
Adjective
nitrificans
- A specific epithet for several bacteria that fix nitrogen
Derived terms
- Micrococcus nitrificans
- Pseudonocardia nitrificans
- Streptomyces nitrificans
- Vibrio nitrificans