nitrite bacterium

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH N

nitrite bacterium is a valid 17-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1I1T1R1I1T1E1B3A1C3T1E1R1I1U1M3
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does nitrite bacterium mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites.