bacteroid
bacteroid · bacteroids
A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeastA micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
Meaning
3 senses(dated)A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
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Forms
plural: bacteroids| Singular | bacteroid |
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Word family
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