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sulphur pearl

sulphur pearl noun: a very large, but harmless, bacterium, Thiomargarita namibiensis, that grows as a string of white beads large enough to be visible to the naked eye in the coastal sediments of Namibia.

Noun

sulphur pearl (plural sulphur pearls)

  1. a very large, but harmless, bacterium, Thiomargarita namibiensis, that grows as a string of white beads large enough to be visible to the naked eye in the coastal sediments of Namibia

Forms of sulphur pearl

pluralsulphur pearls

Questions about sulphur pearl

What does sulphur pearl mean?
Sulphur pearl means a very large, but harmless, bacterium, Thiomargarita namibiensis, that grows as a string of white beads large enough to be visible to the naked eye in the coastal sediments of Namibia.
What part of speech is sulphur pearl?
Sulphur pearl is a noun.
What is the plural of sulphur pearl?
The plural of sulphur pearl is sulphur pearls.

Words near sulphur pearl in the dictionary

  1. sulphur nitrides
  2. sulphur of ivy
  3. sulphur ore
  4. sulphur oxide
  5. sulphur parakeet
  6. sulphur pearl
  7. sulphur pearls
  8. sulphur print
  9. sulphur pyrites
  10. sulphur rain
  11. sulphur salt

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