nitrobacterium

NOUN
14 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH N

nitrobacterium is a valid 14-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1I1T1R1O1B3A1C3T1E1R1I1U1M3
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does nitrobacterium mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates.