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archaebacterium

archaebacterium noun: any primitive bacteria-like organism in the kingdom Archaea.

Noun

archaebacterium (plural archaebacteria)

  1. Any primitive bacteria-like organism in the kingdom Archaea.

Forms of archaebacterium

pluralarchaebacteria
alternative formarchæbacterium
alternative formarchebacterium
alternative formarcheabacterium

Origin of archaebacterium

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos, “ancient”) + English bacterium.

Words that rhyme with archaebacterium

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Questions about archaebacterium

What does archaebacterium mean?
Archaebacterium means any primitive bacteria-like organism in the kingdom Archaea.
What part of speech is archaebacterium?
Archaebacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of archaebacterium?
The plural of archaebacterium is archaebacteria.

Words near archaebacterium in the dictionary

  1. archaean
  2. archaeans
  3. archaeastronomy
  4. archaebacteria
  5. archaebacterial
  6. archaebacterium
  7. archaebaramin
  8. archaebaramins
  9. archaei
  10. archaeic
  11. archaeid

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