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bacteroid

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bac·te·roid  (bkt-roid)
adj.
Resembling bacteria in appearance or action.
n.
Any of various structurally modified bacteria, such as those occurring on the root nodules of leguminous plants.
bacteroid [ˈbæktəˌrɔɪd]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) resembling a bacterium
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any rodlike bacterium of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the gut of man and animals
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Noun1.bacteroid - a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
bacteria, bacterium - (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
Adj.1.bacteroid - resembling bacteria
bacterioid, bacterioidal, bacteroidal


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