Bacterium (Noun)

Meaning

(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

• The scientist studied the bacterium under a microscope to understand its unique characteristics.
• Escherichia coli is a type of bacterium commonly found in the human gut.
• The new antibiotic was designed to target a specific bacterium that was resistant to other treatments.
• The bacterium was able to survive in extreme environments due to its ability to form spores.
• The discovery of the bacterium's ability to fix nitrogen revolutionized the field of agriculture.

Synonyms

• Bacteria

Hypernyms

• Microorganism

Hyponyms

• Probiotic Flora
• Eubacteria
• Bacteroid
• Calymmatobacterium
• Nitrobacterium
• Legionella Pneumophilia
• Penicillin-resistant Bacteria
• Superbug
• Pus-forming Bacteria
• Rod
• Acidophil
• True Bacteria
• Gonococcus
• Probiotic
• Francisella
• Diplococcus
• Probiotic Microflora

Related Words

• Bacterize (verb)
• Bacterial (adjective)
• Bacterioidal (adjective)
• Bacterise (verb)