Catalan Meaning of bacterium
bacteri
Other Catalan words related to bacteri
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of bacterium
- bacterise => bacterizar
- bacteriostatic => bacteriostàtic
- bacteriostat => Bacterioestàtic
- bacteriostasis => Bacteriostàsia
- bacterioscopy => Bactereoscòpia
- bacterioscopist => bacteriòleg
- bacterioscopic => bacterioscòpic
- bacteriophagous => bacteriòfag
- bacteriophagic => bacteriòfag
- bacteriophage => Bacteriòfag
Definitions and Meaning of bacterium in English
bacterium (n)
(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 (n.)
A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putrefying organic infusions. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll, and are the smallest of microscopic organisms. They are very widely diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by spores. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases. See Bacillus.
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bacteri
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens an
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
bacterise => bacterizar, bacteriostatic => bacteriostàtic, bacteriostat => Bacterioestàtic, bacteriostasis => Bacteriostàsia, bacterioscopy => Bactereoscòpia,
