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Bacteroid

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bacteroid is a noun meaning A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.

Meaning

A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

bacteroid particles

Word Forms

Synonyms for bacteroid

Depending on context, synonyms include bacterioid, bacteroidal, bacterioidal.

bacterioidbacteroidalbacterioidal

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bacterioid, bacteroidal, bacterioidal, bacterium, bacteroidete, bacteria.

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