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corynebacterium

corynebacterium noun: any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.

Noun

corynebacterium (plural corynebacteria)

  1. Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.

corynebacterium meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Arabic

corynebacterium in Tamil

Translations
கொரினிபாக்டீரியம் koriṉipākṭīriyam

corynebacterium in Telugu

Translations
కొరినీబాక్టీరియమ్ korinībākṭīriyam

corynebacterium in Arabic

Translations
وَتَدِيَّة watadiyya

Forms of corynebacterium

pluralcorynebacteria

Origin of corynebacterium

Borrowed from translingual Corynebacterium.

Words that rhyme with corynebacterium

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Questions about corynebacterium

What does corynebacterium mean?
Corynebacterium means any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
What is corynebacterium in Tamil?
Corynebacterium in Tamil is கொரினிபாக்டீரியம் (koriṉipākṭīriyam). See Corynebacterium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is corynebacterium?
Corynebacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of corynebacterium?
The plural of corynebacterium is corynebacteria.

Words near corynebacterium in the dictionary

  1. corynebacteria
  2. corynebacterial
  3. corynebacteriophage
  4. corynebacteriophages
  5. corynebacteriosis
  6. corynebacterium
  7. corynebactin
  8. coryneform
  9. coryneforms
  10. corynemycolic acid
  11. corynephage

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