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bacteriocyte

bacteriocyte noun: a modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria.

Noun

bacteriocyte (plural bacteriocytes)

  1. A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria

Forms of bacteriocyte

pluralbacteriocytes

Origin of bacteriocyte

From bacterio- + -cyte.

Questions about bacteriocyte

What does bacteriocyte mean?
Bacteriocyte means a modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria.
What part of speech is bacteriocyte?
Bacteriocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of bacteriocyte?
The plural of bacteriocyte is bacteriocytes.

Words near bacteriocyte in the dictionary

  1. bacteriocinogenic
  2. bacteriocinogenicity
  3. bacteriocinogens
  4. bacteriocins
  5. bacteriocuprein
  6. bacteriocyte
  7. bacteriocytes
  8. bacteriocytic
  9. bacteriofermented
  10. bacterioferritin
  11. bacterioferritins

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