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diderm

diderm adjective: (of bacteria) Having two cell membranes.

Adjective

diderm (not comparable)

  1. (of bacteria) Having two cell membranes.

Noun

diderm (plural diderms)

  1. diderm bacterium

Forms of diderm

pluraldiderms

Origin of diderm

From di- + -derm.

Questions about diderm

What does diderm mean?
Diderm means (of bacteria) Having two cell membranes.
What part of speech is diderm?
Diderm can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near diderm in the dictionary

  1. dideoxysugar
  2. dideoxysugars
  3. dideoxythymidine
  4. dideoxythymidines
  5. didepside
  6. diderm
  7. diderms
  8. Diderot
  9. Diderot effect
  10. Diderot effects
  11. Diderotian

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