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cyanobacteria Definition

cyano·bac·te·ria (sī′ə nō bak tirē ə)

plural noun sing. cyanobacterium -·rium (-əm)

cyanobacteria Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • dominate: Rocks were often dominated by filamentous cyanobacteria ( e.g.

Converse of object

  • include: Over the last three years, Emma has advanced the studies of Russell and Holder and expanded the research to include cyanobacteria.

Adjective modifier

  • marine: Specific organisms currently being analyzed in addition to the marine cyanobacteria include the eukaryotic phytoplankton Emiliania huxleyi and Phaeocystis sp.
  • early: Phycobilisomes appear to have been very advantageous to early Cyanobacteria, evolving in shallow marine environments protected from UV radiation.
  • toxic: World Health Organization, Geneva WHO ( 1998 ) Toxic cyanobacteria in water.
  • planktonic: The daily integral of nitrogen fixation by planktonic cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea.

Browse dictionary entries near cyanobacteria

  1. cyano-
  2. cyanite
  3. cyanine
  4. cyaniding
  5. cyanided
  6. cyanide process
  7. cyanide
  8. cyanic acid
  9. cyanic
  10. cyanate
  1. cyanobacterium
  2. cyanocobalamin
  3. cyanocobalamine
  4. cyanogen
  5. cyanohydrin
  6. cyanoses
  7. cyanosis
  8. cyanotic
  9. cyanurate
  10. cyanuric acid