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bac·te·ri·oid (bak-tērґe-oid) [bacteri- + -oid] 1. resembling the bacteria. 2. a structure resembling a bacterium.Medical dictionary. 2011.
bacterioid — /bak tear ee oyd /, n. 1. bacteroid. adj. 2. Also, bacterioidal. bacteroid. * * * … Universalium
bacterioid — adjective Resembling a bacterium … Wiktionary
bacterioid — adj. resembling bacteria … English contemporary dictionary
bacterioid — adjective resembling bacteria • Syn: ↑bacteroidal, ↑bacteroid, ↑bacterioidal • Pertains to noun: ↑bacteria, ↑bacteria (for: ↑bacterioidal), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bacterioidal — adjective resembling bacteria • Syn: ↑bacteroidal, ↑bacteroid, ↑bacterioid • Pertains to noun: ↑bacteria (for: ↑bacterioid), ↑bacteria, ↑bact … Useful english dictionary
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
