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pseudobacteria

pseudobacteria noun: microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria.

Noun

pseudobacteria pl (normally plural, singular pseudobacterium)

  1. (dated, plural, plural-normally) Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria.

Forms of pseudobacteria

singularpseudobacterium

Origin of pseudobacteria

From pseudo- + bacteria.

Questions about pseudobacteria

What does pseudobacteria mean?
Pseudobacteria means microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria.
What part of speech is pseudobacteria?
Pseudobacteria is a noun.

Words near pseudobacteria in the dictionary

  1. pseudoaxis
  2. pseudoazimuthal
  3. pseudoazurin
  4. pseudoazurins
  5. pseudobacteremia
  6. pseudobacteria
  7. pseudobacterium
  8. pseudobactin
  9. pseudobaptigenin
  10. pseudobasaloid
  11. pseudobase

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