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pseudomonad

pseudomonad noun: any of many bacteria of the family Pseudomonadaceae, some of which are pathogenic.

Noun (1)

pseudomonad (plural pseudomonads)

  1. Any of many bacteria of the family Pseudomonadaceae, some of which are pathogenic

Noun (2)

pseudomonad (plural pseudomonads)

  1. A weak generalization of a monad on a Gray-category or 2-category (or more generally a weak 2-category) 𝒞 consists of a 2-functor (in particular, if it is a functor on a weak 2-category, it is a pseudo-functor) T:𝒞→𝒞 equipped with pseudonatural transformations μ:T²→T and η:Id→T which satisfy the monad laws up to coherent invertible modifications.

Forms of pseudomonad

pluralpseudomonads

Origin of pseudomonad

From pseudo- + monad; a trivialized form of the scientific name Pseudomonas.

From pseudo- + monad.

Words formed from pseudomonad

Questions about pseudomonad

What does pseudomonad mean?
Pseudomonad means any of many bacteria of the family Pseudomonadaceae, some of which are pathogenic.
What part of speech is pseudomonad?
Pseudomonad is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudomonad?
The plural of pseudomonad is pseudomonads.

Words near pseudomonad in the dictionary

  1. pseudomolecules
  2. pseudomoment
  3. pseudomoments
  4. pseudomomentum
  5. pseudomonacidal
  6. pseudomonad
  7. pseudomonades
  8. pseudomonadicity
  9. pseudomonads
  10. pseudomonal
  11. pseudomonas

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