bacteroid

ˈbæktəˌrɔɪd

Definition

Definition of bacteroid - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

microbiology

TECH.

bacterium of the species Bacteroides

TECH.

Bacteroids are common in the human gut.

bacterium

microbe

nitrogen-fixing

TECH.

symbiotic form of Rhizobia or its root nodule

TECH.

The bacteroid helps plants by fixing nitrogen.

Adjective

scientific

TECH.

having characteristics similar to bacteria

TECH.

The bacteroid cells were studied for their unique properties.

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Origin of bacteroid

Greek, bakterion (small rod)

Examples of bacteroid in a sentence

Bacteroids play a role in digestion.
Bacteroids are crucial for legume growth.
Scientists study bacteroids to improve crop yields.
The bacteroid nature of the sample was intriguing.
Researchers focused on the bacteroid structure of the organism.

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French:bactéroïde, forme symbiotique, ...
German:Bakteroid, bakteroid, ...
Italian:batterio Bacteroides, simile a batteri, ...
Spanish:bacteroide, bacterioide, ...
Portuguese:bacteroide, bacterioide, ...
Chinese:拟杆菌, 类细菌的, ...
Japanese:バクテロイド, 細菌様の, ...
Arabic:بَكْتِيرُويْد, شَبِيه بِالْبَكْتِيرْيَا, ...
Hebrew:בַּקְטֶרוֹאִיד, בַּקְטֶרוֹאִידִי, ...
Russian:бактероид, бактероидный, ...
Ukrainian:бактероїд, бактероїдний, ...
Hindi:बैक्टेरोइड, बैक्टीरॉयड, ...
Bengali:ব্যাকটেরয়েড, ব্যাকটেরিয়ড, ...
Catalan:bacteroide, bacterioide, ...
Czech:bakteroid, bakteroidní, ...
Danish:bacteroid, bakterielignende, ...
Dutch:bacteroïde, bacterieachtig, ...
Greek:βακτοειδές, βακτηριοειδής, ...
Hungarian:bakteroid, bakterioid, ...
Khmer:បាក់តេរីអ៊ីដ, មានលក្ខណៈស្រដៀងនឹងបាក់តេរី, ...
Korean:박테로이드, 세균성의, ...
Persian:باکتری باکتروئید, باکتری‌مانند, ...
Polish:bakteroid, bakteroidalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):bacteroide, bacterioide, ...
Romanian:bacteroid, bacterioid, ...
Swedish:bacteroid, bakterieliknande, ...
Thai:แบคทีรอยด์, ที่คล้ายแบคทีเรีย, ...
Turkish:bakteroid, bakteri benzeri, ...
Vietnamese:vi khuẩn Bacteroides, giống vi khuẩn, ...

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