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heliobacterium

heliobacterium noun: any of the Heliobacteriaceae, a family of photoheterotrophic bacteria, using bacteriochlorophyll to convert light energy into chemical energy, exclusively in anaerobic conditions.

Noun

heliobacterium (plural heliobacteria)

  1. Any of the Heliobacteriaceae, a family of photoheterotrophic bacteria, using bacteriochlorophyll to convert light energy into chemical energy, exclusively in anaerobic conditions

Forms of heliobacterium

pluralheliobacteria

Origin of heliobacterium

From helio- + bacterium.

Words formed from heliobacterium

Questions about heliobacterium

What does heliobacterium mean?
Heliobacterium means any of the Heliobacteriaceae, a family of photoheterotrophic bacteria, using bacteriochlorophyll to convert light energy into chemical energy, exclusively in anaerobic conditions.
What part of speech is heliobacterium?
Heliobacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of heliobacterium?
The plural of heliobacterium is heliobacteria.

Words near heliobacterium in the dictionary

  1. heling
  2. helio
  3. helio-
  4. heliobacteria
  5. heliobacterial
  6. heliobacterium
  7. heliobiology
  8. heliocentric
  9. heliocentrical
  10. heliocentrically
  11. heliocentricism

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