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oomycetous

oomycetous adjective: relating to, or characteristic of oomycetes.

Adjective

oomycetous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or characteristic of oomycetes
    • The filamentous, aquatic, oomycetous microorganism, Pythium insidiosum [ 1 – 3 ], is unlike most other oomycetes, in that it infects humans and other animals, leading to a life-threatening disease, called pythiosis.2015 August 11, Angsana Keeratijarut et al., “The Immunoreactive Exo-1,3-β-Glucanase from the Pathogenic Oomycete Pythium insidiosum Is Temperature Regulated and Exhibits Glycoside Hydrolase...

Questions about oomycetous

What does oomycetous mean?
Oomycetous means relating to, or characteristic of oomycetes.
What part of speech is oomycetous?
Oomycetous is an adjective.

Words near oomycetous in the dictionary

  1. oomska
  2. oomycete
  3. oomyceteous
  4. oomycetes
  5. oomyceticidal
  6. oomycetous
  7. oomycide
  8. oomycides
  9. oomycote
  10. oomycotes
  11. oon

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