bacterioid

bacterioid
1. Resembling bacteria. 2. Intracellular forms of Rhizobium spp. in the root nodules of leguminous plants. [bacterio- + G. eidos, resemblance]

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bac·te·ri·oid (bak-tērґe-oid) [bacteri- + -oid] 1. resembling the bacteria. 2. a structure resembling a bacterium.

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  • bacterioid — adj. resembling bacteria …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • bacteroid — I noun a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen fixing plants) • Derivationally related forms: ↑bacteroidal • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria, ↑bacterium II adjective resembling bacteria …   Useful english dictionary

  • bacteroidal — adjective resembling bacteria • Syn: ↑bacteroid, ↑bacterioidal, ↑bacterioid • Pertains to noun: ↑bacteria (for: ↑bacterioid), ↑bacteria ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • bacteroid — /bak teuh royd /, n. 1. any of the rod shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen fixing plants. adj. 2. Also, bacteroidal. resembling bacteria. Also, bacterioid. [1850 55; BACTER + OID] * * * …   Universalium

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