nitrosobacteria

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH N

nitrosobacteria is a valid 15-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1I1T1R1O1S1O1B3A1C3T1E1R1I1A1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does nitrosobacteria mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites.