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monoderm

monoderm adjective: (of bacteria) Having a single membrane, especially a thick layer of peptidoglycan.

Adjective

monoderm (not comparable)

  1. (of bacteria) Having a single membrane, especially a thick layer of peptidoglycan

Noun

monoderm (plural monoderms)

  1. Any monoderm bacterium.

Forms of monoderm

pluralmonoderms

Origin of monoderm

From mono- + -derm.

Questions about monoderm

What does monoderm mean?
Monoderm means (of bacteria) Having a single membrane, especially a thick layer of peptidoglycan.
What part of speech is monoderm?
Monoderm can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near monoderm in the dictionary

  1. monodeoxynucleosides
  2. monodeoxynucleotide
  3. monodeoxynucleotides
  4. monoderivative
  5. monoderivatives
  6. monoderm
  7. monodermal
  8. monodermic
  9. monoderms
  10. monodesethyl
  11. monodesmosidic

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