bacteria (n)
bacterium (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission
def important as pathogens and for biochemical properties
def taxonomy is difficult
def often considered to be plants
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Hypernym microorganism, micro-organism
Domain of synset - TOPIC microbiology
Derivationally related form bacterium → bacterioidal
Derivationally related form bacterium → bacterial; bacterium → bacterize
Derivationally related form bacterium → bacterise
Derivationally related form bacteria → bacterial
Member of this domain - TOPIC peritrichous; Gram-positive; Gram-negative; immune response, immune reaction, immunologic response; bioremediation; resistance; microphage
Hyponym acidophil, acidophile; probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic microflora, probiotic flora; bacteroid; eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria; Calymmatobacterium, genus Calymmatobacterium; Francisella, genus Francisella; gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Legionella pneumophilia, legionella; nitrobacterium; penicillin-resistant bacteria; pus-forming bacteria; rod; diplococcus; superbug
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Domain of synset - TOPIC peritrichous; Gram-positive; Gram-negative; immune response, immune reaction, immunologic response; bioremediation; resistance; microphage
Pertainym (pertains to noun) bacterioid → bacteria
Derivationally related form bacterioidal → bacterium
Pertainym (pertains to noun) bacterioidal → bacteria
Pertainym (pertains to noun) bacteroid → bacteria
Pertainym (pertains to noun) bacteroidal → bacteria; bacterial → bacteria
Derivationally related form bacterial → bacteria
Derivationally related form bacterial → bacterium; bacterize → bacterium
Hyponym microorganism, micro-organism
Hypernym acidophil, acidophile; probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic microflora, probiotic flora; bacteroid; eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria; Calymmatobacterium, genus Calymmatobacterium; Francisella, genus Francisella; gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Legionella pneumophilia, legionella; nitrobacterium; penicillin-resistant bacteria; pus-forming bacteria; rod; diplococcus; superbug
Member of this domain - TOPIC microbiology
Derivationally related form bacterise → bacterium

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