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bacteroid en · ADJ

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 Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English bacteroid From bacterium + -oid.

Meanings

1. Resembling bacteria.
   • bacteroid particles

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more bacteroid	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most bacteroid	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Deriveds

peribacteroid · bacteroidal

bacteroid en · NOUN

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 Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English bacteroid From bacterium + -oid.

Meanings

1. (dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
2. A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
3. A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
bacteroids	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (1)

pl bakteroid (a symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia)