enterobacterium
enterobacterium noun: any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic.
Noun
enterobacterium (plural enterobacteria)
- Any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic.
Forms of enterobacterium
| plural | enterobacteria |
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Origin of enterobacterium
From entero- + bacterium.
Words that rhyme with enterobacterium
- magisterium
- collyrium
- delirium
- deuterium
- imperium
- meitnerium
- psalterium
- apterium
- archaebacterium
- bacterium
- cerium
- corynebacterium
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Questions about enterobacterium
- What does enterobacterium mean?
- Enterobacterium means any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic.
- What part of speech is enterobacterium?
- Enterobacterium is a noun.
- What is the plural of enterobacterium?
- The plural of enterobacterium is enterobacteria.
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