ARCHAEBACTERIUM

archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria

(noun) considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

archaebacterium (plural archaebacteria)

Any primitive bacteria-like organism in the kingdom Archaea.

Anagrams

• archeabacterium

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 April 2024

TYPIFY

(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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