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ultramicrobacterium

ultramicrobacterium noun: a bacterium that is considerably smaller than typical bacterial cells and is 0.2 to 0.3 micrometers (200-300 nm) in diameter.

Noun

ultramicrobacterium (plural ultramicrobacteria)

  1. A bacterium that is considerably smaller than typical bacterial cells and is 0.2 to 0.3 micrometers (200-300 nm) in diameter.

Forms of ultramicrobacterium

pluralultramicrobacteria

Origin of ultramicrobacterium

From ultra- + micro- + bacterium.

Questions about ultramicrobacterium

What does ultramicrobacterium mean?
Ultramicrobacterium means a bacterium that is considerably smaller than typical bacterial cells and is 0.2 to 0.3 micrometers (200-300 nm) in diameter.
What part of speech is ultramicrobacterium?
Ultramicrobacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of ultramicrobacterium?
The plural of ultramicrobacterium is ultramicrobacteria.

Words near ultramicrobacterium in the dictionary

  1. ultramicro
  2. ultramicroanalyses
  3. ultramicroanalysis
  4. ultramicrobacteria
  5. ultramicrobacterial
  6. ultramicrobacterium
  7. ultramicrobalance
  8. ultramicrobalances
  9. ultramicrocentrifuge
  10. ultramicrocentrifuges
  11. ultramicrochemical

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