bacteroid

bacteroid

English

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
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Latin -oīdēslbor.
English -oid
English bacteroid

    From bacterium + -oid.

    Noun

    bacteroid (plural bacteroids)

    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.

    Translations

    Adjective

    bacteroid (comparative more bacteroid, superlative most bacteroid)

    1. (biology) Resembling bacteria.
      bacteroid particles

    Derived terms

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