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pathobiont

pathobiont noun: any potentially pathological (disease-causing) organism which, under normal circumstances, lives as a non-harming symbiont.

Noun

pathobiont (plural pathobionts)

  1. Any potentially pathological (disease-causing) organism which, under normal circumstances, lives as a non-harming symbiont

Forms of pathobiont

pluralpathobionts

Origin of pathobiont

From patho- + -biont.

Words formed from pathobiont

Questions about pathobiont

What does pathobiont mean?
Pathobiont means any potentially pathological (disease-causing) organism which, under normal circumstances, lives as a non-harming symbiont.
What part of speech is pathobiont?
Pathobiont is a noun.
What is the plural of pathobiont?
The plural of pathobiont is pathobionts.

Words near pathobiont in the dictionary

  1. pathobiologists
  2. pathobiology
  3. pathobiome
  4. pathobiomechanics
  5. pathobiomes
  6. pathobiont
  7. pathobiontic
  8. pathobionts
  9. pathobiotic
  10. pathobiotype
  11. pathobiotypes

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