EUBACTERIUM

eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

(noun) a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

eubacterium (plural eubacteria)

(microbiology) Any bacterium considered to be within the obsolete taxonomic subkingdom Eubacteria

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 March 2025

CLEVIS

(noun) a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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