bacteroid

noun, adj — 4 senses

bacteroid

noun

Etymology From bacterium + -oid.

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.

bacteroid

adj

Etymology From bacterium + -oid.

1

Biology, Natural sciences Resembling bacteria.

bacteroid particles

Derived terms: bacteroidal, peribacteroid

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