bacteria

  • 31Bacteria — (bak te re ě) The domain that contains procaryotic cells with primarily diacyl glycerol diesters in their membranes and with bacterial rRNA. Bacteria also is a general term for organisms that are composed of procaryotic cells and are not… …

    Dictionary of microbiology

  • 32bacteria — See germ. See germ, microbe, bacteria, virus …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 33bacteria —    Simple, colorless one cell plants, most of which are unable to manufacture their own food using sunlight Bacteria are possibly important in caves as synthesizers of food materials from minerals. They are also important as decomposers [23] …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 34bacteria — n. non pathogenic; pathogenic; virulent bacteria * * * [bæk tɪ(ə)rɪə] pathogenic virulent non pathogenic …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 35bacteria — (f) (Básico) microorganismo unicelular que no tiene núcleo Ejemplos: La bacteria de la salmonella produce diarreas. La microbiología es una ciencia que entre otras estudia las bacterias. Sinónimos: microbio …

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  • 36bacteria — bac|te|ri|a [ bæk tıriə ] (singular bac|te|ri|um [ bæk tıriəm ] ) noun plural ** very small living things that are made of a single cell. Some types of bacteria cause diseases. ╾ bac|te|ri|al adjective …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37bacteria —  is plural. The singular is bacterium. Bacteria should not be confused with viruses, which are much smaller and cause different diseases …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 38bacteria — bac·te·ri·a || bæk tɪərɪə n. small microscopic organisms bac·te·ri·um || bæk tɪərɪəm n. singular form of bacteria …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 39bacteria — plural noun a different strain of bacteria Syn: microorganisms, microbes, germs, bacilli, pathogens, prokaryotes; informal bugs …

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  • 40bacteria — [bækˈtɪəriə] noun [plural] very small living things that consist of a single cell. Some types of bacteria cause diseases. bacterial adj …

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