bacterium (noun)

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• bacterium — is a singular noun and its plural is bacteria. Erroneous uses of bacteria as a singular noun are regrettably common in newspapers: • A common gut bacteria may be a major cause of rheumatoid arthritis Independent, 1991 …   Modern English usage

• bacterium — noun (plural bacteria) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek baktērion staff Date: circa 1849 any of a domain (Bacteria) of prokaryotic round, spiral, or rod shaped single celled microorganisms that may lack cell walls or are gram positive or gram… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bacterium — noun /bækˈ̚tɪɹiəm/ A single celled organism with no nucleus …   Wiktionary

• bacterium — [bak tɪərɪəm] noun (plural bacteria rɪə) a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms (prokaryotes) which have cell walls but lack an organized nucleus and other structures, and include numerous disease causing forms. Derivatives… …   English new terms dictionary

• bacterium — /bækˈtɪəriəm / (say bak tearreeuhm) noun the singular of bacteria. {see bacteria} …  

• nitrate bacterium — noun any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates • Syn: ↑nitric bacterium • Hypernyms: ↑nitrobacterium * * * noun : a bacterium that converts nitrites into nitrates in the nitrogen cycle …   Useful english dictionary

• nitrous bacterium — noun any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites • Syn: ↑nitrite bacterium • Hypernyms: ↑nitrobacterium * * * noun : a bacterium that oxidizes ammonia to nitrites : one of the nitrosobacteria …   Useful english dictionary

• probiotic bacterium — noun a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant • Syn: ↑probiotic, ↑probiotic microflora, ↑probiotic flora • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria, ↑bacterium • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• nitric bacterium — noun any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates • Syn: ↑nitrate bacterium • Hypernyms: ↑nitrobacterium …   Useful english dictionary

• nitrite bacterium — noun any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites • Syn: ↑nitrous bacterium • Hypernyms: ↑nitrobacterium …   Useful english dictionary

• ratbite fever bacterium — noun a bacterium causing ratbite fever • Syn: ↑Spirillum minus • Hypernyms: ↑spirillum …   Useful english dictionary