sulphur bacteria

NOUN /səlfər_bæk'tiriə/
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

sulphur bacteria is a valid 16-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1L1P3H4U1R1B3A1C3T1E1R1I1A1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does sulphur bacteria mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus.