nitrous bacteria

NOUN /naɪtrəs_bæk'tiriə/
16 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH N

nitrous bacteria is a valid 16-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1I1T1R1O1U1S1B3A1C3T1E1R1I1A1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does nitrous bacteria mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites.