Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak-tuh-roid or bak-teer-ee-oid]
- /ˈbæk təˌrɔɪd or bækˈtɪər iˌɔɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bak-tuh-roid or bak-teer-ee-oid]
- /ˈbæk təˌrɔɪd or bækˈtɪər iˌɔɪd/
Definitions of bacteroid word
- adjective bacteroid resembling a bacterium 3
- noun bacteroid any rodlike bacterium of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the gut of humans and animals 3
- adjective bacteroid resembling bacteria 3
- noun bacteroid a structurally modified form of bacterium 3
- noun bacteroid any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants. 1
- adjective bacteroid Also, bacteroidal, bacterioidal. resembling bacteria. 1
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Origin of bacteroid
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; bacter- + -oid
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Parts of speech for Bacteroid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bacteroid popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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