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sphingomonad

sphingomonad noun: any bacterium of the order Sphingomonadales, or more specifically, of the genus Sphingomonas.

Noun

sphingomonad (plural sphingomonads)

  1. Any bacterium of the order Sphingomonadales, or more specifically, of the genus Sphingomonas

Forms of sphingomonad

pluralsphingomonads

Questions about sphingomonad

What does sphingomonad mean?
Sphingomonad means any bacterium of the order Sphingomonadales, or more specifically, of the genus Sphingomonas.
What part of speech is sphingomonad?
Sphingomonad is a noun.
What is the plural of sphingomonad?
The plural of sphingomonad is sphingomonads.

Words near sphingomonad in the dictionary

  1. sphingolipidomics
  2. sphingolipidoses
  3. sphingolipidosis
  4. sphingolipids
  5. sphingolytic
  6. sphingomonad
  7. sphingomonads
  8. sphingomyelin
  9. sphingomyelinase
  10. sphingomyelinases
  11. sphingomyeline

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