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xanthobacter

xanthobacter noun: any of the genus Xanthobacter of gram-negative bacteria.

Noun

xanthobacter (plural xanthobacters)

  1. Any of the genus Xanthobacter of gram-negative bacteria.

Forms of xanthobacter

pluralxanthobacters

Origin of xanthobacter

From the genus name.

Questions about xanthobacter

What does xanthobacter mean?
Xanthobacter means any of the genus Xanthobacter of gram-negative bacteria.
What part of speech is xanthobacter?
Xanthobacter is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthobacter?
The plural of xanthobacter is xanthobacters.

Words near xanthobacter in the dictionary

  1. xantho-
  2. xanthoangelol
  3. xanthoastrocytoma
  4. xanthoastrocytomas
  5. xanthobaccin
  6. xanthobacter
  7. xanthobacters
  8. xanthoblast
  9. xanthoblasts
  10. xanthocarpous
  11. xanthochroi

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