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bacteroid

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Definition of bacteroid

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dated)A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
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noun

  1. (dated)A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
  2. A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
  3. A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.

adj

  1. Resembling bacteria.
    “bacteroid particles”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin…

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Etymology tree Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English bacteroid From bacterium + -oid.

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