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urobacterium

urobacterium noun: any bacterium that hydrolyzes urea to yield ammonia and carbon dioxide.

Noun

urobacterium (plural urobacteria)

  1. Any bacterium that hydrolyzes urea to yield ammonia and carbon dioxide

Forms of urobacterium

pluralurobacteria

Origin of urobacterium

From uro- + bacterium.

Questions about urobacterium

What does urobacterium mean?
Urobacterium means any bacterium that hydrolyzes urea to yield ammonia and carbon dioxide.
What part of speech is urobacterium?
Urobacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of urobacterium?
The plural of urobacterium is urobacteria.

Words near urobacterium in the dictionary

  1. uro
  2. uro-
  3. uroammoniac
  4. urobacteria
  5. urobacterial
  6. urobacterium
  7. urobenzoic acid
  8. urobilin
  9. urobilinaemia
  10. urobilinemia
  11. urobilinogen

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