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rhodococcus

rhodococcus noun: any bacterium of the genus Rhodococcus.

Noun

rhodococcus (plural rhodococci)

  1. Any bacterium of the genus Rhodococcus.

Forms of rhodococcus

pluralrhodococci

Origin of rhodococcus

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “red”) + Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, berry”). By surface analysis, rhodo- + -coccus.

Questions about rhodococcus

What does rhodococcus mean?
Rhodococcus means any bacterium of the genus Rhodococcus.
What part of speech is rhodococcus?
Rhodococcus is a noun.
What is the plural of rhodococcus?
The plural of rhodococcus is rhodococci.

Words near rhodococcus in the dictionary

  1. rhodochrosites
  2. rhodochrous
  3. rhodococcal
  4. rhodococci
  5. rhodococcosis
  6. rhodococcus
  7. rhodococosis
  8. rhodocyte
  9. rhodocytes
  10. rhodocytin
  11. rhododendra

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