bacterium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium From New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”), from βακτηρία (baktēría).
Meanings
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A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bacteriums | Number=Plur | nonstandard, possibly, uncommon | lexicographic |
| bacteria | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sulphur bacterium · epibacterium · ultramicrobacterium · agrobacterium · bacteriology · bacteroid · urobacterium · mycobacterium · megabacterium · heliobacterium · cyanobacterium · rhizobacterium · microbacterium · enterobacterium · photobacterium · Hansen’s bacterium · bactericide · purple sulfur bacterium · nitrobacterium · nylon-eating bacterium · archebacterium · macrobacterium · diplobacterium · sulfur bacterium · spirobacterium · bactericidal · phytobacterium · betaproteobacterium · blue-green bacterium · streptobacterium · archaebacterium · mirror bacterium · endobacterium · green bacterium · ferrobacterium · nanobacterium · bacteriumlike · halobacterium · probacterium · bacterial · bacteriologist · azotobacterium · eubacterium · desulfitobacterium · phosphobacterium · iron bacterium
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
streptococcus · micrococcus · meningococcus · ascococcus · ovococcus · spermococcus · cryptococcus · diplococcus · staphylococcus · cytococcus · lactobacillus · echinococcus · enterococcus · protococcus · bacillus · pneumococcus · spirochete · gonococcus
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (107)
az bakteriya (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · sv bakterie (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · yue 細菌 /细菌 (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · sh bàktērija (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · oc bactèri (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · sl bakterija (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · hi कीटाणु (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · id kuman (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · sa जीवाणु (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · tt бактерия (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · pt bactéria (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · id bakteri (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ru бакте́рия (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · tg бактерия (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · lo ບັກເຕລີ (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · yo bakitéríà (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · li bacterie (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · th แบคทีเรีย (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · mn нян (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · eo bakterio (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ps باکتري (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · et bakter (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ms bakteria (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · el βακτήριο (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ro bacterie (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · lo ເຊື້ອໂລກ (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · bg бакте́рия (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ja 細菌 (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · vo bakter (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · uz bakteriya (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · fi bakteeri (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ps باکتېريا (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · mi huakita (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ast bacteria (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ca bacteri (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · oc bacteria (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · tr bakteri (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · es bacteria (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · nl bacterie (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · la bactērium (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · af bakterie (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ug باكتېرىيە (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ur جَرْثُومَہ (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · is baktería (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ky бактерия (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · km បាក់តេរី (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · gur bakterium (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · tl bakterya (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · nb bakterie (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · tk bakteriýa (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · th บักเตรี (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · bn ব্যাক্টেরিয়া (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · mk бактерија (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · da bakterie (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · mn бактери (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · vi vi trùng (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ja バクテリア (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · th เชื้อโรค (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · it batterio (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · sw bakteria (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ms kuman (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · kmr bakterî (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · my ဗက်တီးရီးယား (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · kk бактерия (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ta நுண்ணுயிரி (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · gl bacteria (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · si බැක්ටීරියා (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · de Bakterium (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · mn ᠪᠠᠻᠲ᠋ᠧᠷᠢ (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · vi vi khuẩn (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · cs bakterie (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · he חַיְדַּק \ חידק (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · mr जीवाणू (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ga baictéar (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · uk бакте́рія (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · tl ishay (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · cy bacteriwm (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · th บัคเตรี (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · sk baktéria (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ur بَیکْٹِیرِیا (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · hu baktérium (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · de Bakterie (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · pl bakteria (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · fr bactérie (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · mt baċteria (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · lv baktērija (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · sh ба̀кте̄рија (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ar جُرْثُومَة (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · is gerill (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · mn ᠨᠢᠶᠠᠨ (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · fa-ira باکْتِری (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · nan-hbl 細菌 /细菌 (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · be бактэ́рыя (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ka ბაქტერია (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ia bacterio (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ko 세균 (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · qu añaki (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · nn bakterie (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · hy բակտերիա (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · sq bakter (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ta நுண்மம் (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · lt bakterija (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · lo ບັກເຕຣີ (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · ko 박테리아 (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · rue бакте́рія (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · hi जीवाणु (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) · cmn 細菌 /细菌 (single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles)