Значение

значений: 3
  1. (США)A type, species, or strain of bacterium.

  2. (пренебрежительное, сленг)Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).

  3. (устаревшее)An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.

Ещё определения
  • (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants

Примеры

предложений: 4
  1. This bacterium is resistant to penicillin.

    Эта бактерия устойчива к пенициллину.

    deDieses Bakterium ist resistent gegen Penicillin.

  2. Do not confuse a virus with a bacterium.

    deViren und Bakterien sollte man nicht verwechseln!

  3. Koalas face many threats, including chlamydia – a bacterium that can cause pneumonia and infertility.

  4. The toxin that causes diphtheria is produced by a normally benign bacterium when infected with a certain virus.

Происхождение

Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗ

Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”); by surface analysis, bacteri(um) + -a.

From New Latin bactēria, from Ancient Greek βακτηρίᾱ (baktēríā, “rod, stick”).

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Формы

мн. число: bacterias / bacteriae
Ед. числоbacteria
Мн. числоbacterias / bacteriae

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Синонимы

синонимов: 1
Близкие по смыслу
  • (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants:bacterium

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 12

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