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halobacterium

halobacterium noun: any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.

Noun

halobacterium (plural halobacteria)

  1. Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.

Forms of halobacterium

pluralhalobacteria

Origin of halobacterium

From halo- + bacterium.

Questions about halobacterium

What does halobacterium mean?
Halobacterium means any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
What part of speech is halobacterium?
Halobacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of halobacterium?
The plural of halobacterium is halobacteria.

Words near halobacterium in the dictionary

  1. haloaromatics
  2. haloaryl
  3. haloaryls
  4. halobacteria
  5. halobacterial
  6. halobacterium
  7. halobenzene
  8. halobenzenes
  9. halobenzoic
  10. halobenzyl
  11. halobenzyls

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