aˈzōd.əˌbaktə(r), əˈz- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary azote + New Latin -o- + -bacter
1. capitalized : a genus of large flagellated gram-negative rod-shaped or spherical nonsymbiotic bacteria (order Eubacteriales) occurring in soil and sewage that fix atmospheric nitrogen in the presence of carbohydrates and derive growth energy from oxidation of carbohydrates
2. -s sometimes capitalized : a bacterium of the genus Azotobacter