[azo.to.bac.ter] n [NL, genus name, fr. ISV azote + NL bacterium] (1910): any of a genus (Azotobacter) of large rod-shaped or spherical bacteria occurring in soil and sewage and fixing atmospheric nitrogen
AZOTOBACTER
Meaning of AZOTOBACTER in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012