nitrificans

== Translingual == === Etymology === The present active participle (see -āns) of a hypothetical Latin *nitrificō, from nitrum +‎ -ficō. === Adjective === nitrificans A specific epithet for several bacteria that fix nitrogen ==== Derived terms ==== Micrococcus nitrificans Pseudonocardia nitrificans Streptomyces nitrificans Vibrio nitrificans