pseudobacteria

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English pseudobacteria From pseudo- + bacteria.

  1. derived from bactēriabor
  2. derived from *-yósder

Definitions

  1. Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc.,…

    Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pseudobacteria. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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