BACTEROIDAL

bacteroidal, bacteroid, bacterioidal, bacterioid

(adjective) resembling bacteria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Bac"te*roid, Bac`te*roid"al, a. Etym: [Bacterium + -oid.] (Biol.)

Definition: Resembling bacteria; as, bacteroid particles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MECHANISM

(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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