bacteria
pl n sing , -rium a large group of typically unicellular microorganisms that comprise the kingdom Prokaryotae. Most bacteria are parasites (many of which cause disease) or saprotrophs and reproduce by fission See also →
prokaryote (C19: plural of New Latin bacterium, from Greek bakterion, literally: a little stick, from baktron rod, staff) ♦
bacterial adj ♦
bacterially adv
bacterial plaque
n another term for →
dental plaque
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