bacteria

  • 21bacteria — eu·bacteria; fer·ro·bacteria; ni·tro·bacteria; ni·tro·so·bacteria; trich·o·bacteria; bacteria; …

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  • 22bacteria — Synonyms and related words: Euglena, adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, animalcule, bacillus, bacterium, bug, coccus, colon bacillus, diatom, disease producing microorganism, dyad, echovirus, enterovirus,… …

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  • 23bacteria — pl. n.; sing. bacterium a group of microorganisms all of which lack a distinct nuclear membrane (and hence are considered more primitive than animal and plant cells) and most of which have a cell wall of unique composition (many antibiotics act… …

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  • 24bacteria — noun (plural bacteria; also rias) Etymology: plural of bacterium Date: 1881 bacterium not usually used technically Usage: Bacteria is regularly a plural in scientific and pedagogical use; in speech and in …

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  • 25bacteria — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dangerous, harmful ▪ beneficial, healthy VERB + BACTERIA ▪ attack, destroy, fight …

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  • 26bacteria — [[t]bæktɪ͟əriə[/t]] N PLURAL Bacteria are very small organisms. Some bacteria can cause disease. Chlorine is added to kill bacteria …

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  • 27bacteria — One of the two major classes of prokaryotic organism (the other being the Cyanobacteria). Bacteria are small (linear dimensions of around 1 m m), non compartmentalised, with circular DNA, and ribosomes of 70S. Protein synthesis differs from that… …

    Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 28bacteria */*/ — UK [bækˈtɪərɪə] / US [bækˈtɪrɪə] noun [plural] Word forms bacteria : singular bacterium UK [bækˈtɪərɪəm] / US [bækˈtɪrɪəm] biology microorganisms (= very small living things) that consist of a single cell. Some types of bacteria cause diseases… …

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  • 29bacteria — /bækˈtɪəriə / (say bak tearreeuh) plural noun (singular bacterium) a group of prokaryotes which are the simplest living organisms, exhibiting a wide range of genetic and metabolic variation and occurring in a wide range of habitats, various… …

  • 30bacteria — {{#}}{{LM B04416}}{{〓}} {{SynB04520}} {{[}}bacteria{{]}} ‹bac·te·ria› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Organismo microscópico sin núcleo diferenciado, que se multiplica por división simple o por esporas: • Las bacterias son agentes de numerosas enfermedades… …

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