VDict - Definition of bacteroid

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bacteroid

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Adjective

resembling bacteria

Noun

a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)

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Synonyms:
bacteroidal bacterioidal bacterioid

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "bacteroid":
bacterioid bacteroid
Words contain "bacteroid":
bacteroid bacteroidaceae bacteroidal bacteroides family bacteroidaceae genus bacteroides

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