nitric bacterium

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH N

nitric bacterium is a valid 16-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1I1T1R1I1C3B3A1C3T1E1R1I1U1M3
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING

What does nitric bacterium mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates.