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enterobacteriaceous

enterobacteriaceous adjective: belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae.

Adjective

enterobacteriaceous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae.

Origin of enterobacteriaceous

From Enterobacteriaceae + -ous.

Questions about enterobacteriaceous

What does enterobacteriaceous mean?
Enterobacteriaceous means belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae.
What part of speech is enterobacteriaceous?
Enterobacteriaceous is an adjective.

Words near enterobacteriaceous in the dictionary

  1. enteroanastomoses
  2. enteroanastomosis
  3. enteroanastomotic
  4. enterobacter
  5. enterobacteria
  6. enterobacteriaceous
  7. enterobacterial
  8. enterobacteriologist
  9. enterobacteriologists
  10. enterobacteriophage
  11. enterobacteriophages

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