BACTEROIDS

Noun

bacteroids

plural of bacteroid

Source: Wiktionary


BACTEROID

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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17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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