resembling bacteria
also bac·te·roi′dal
a structurally modified form of bacterium
bacteroid
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bacteroid
noun
Any of various bacteria, especially those of the genus Rhizobium, that carry out nitrogen fixation in the root nodules of leguminous plants and often change markedly in size and shape after they enter the roots.
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Noun
(plural bacteroids)
- (dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
- A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
- A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
Adjective
(comparative more bacteroid, superlative most bacteroid)
- (biology) Resembling bacteria.
- bacteroid particles
Origin
bacterium + -oid
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bacteroid - Medical Definition
n.
Any of various bacteria, especially those of the genus Rhizobium, that carry out nitrogen fixation in the root nodules of leguminous plants and often change markedly in size and shape after they enter the roots.
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