cyanobacteriology

noun

bacteriology of the cyanobacteria

OriginEnglish bacteriology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos →
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Meanings

nouncyanobacteriology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebacteriology of the cyanobacteria

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱwey-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kúwanos
  3. Ancient Greekκῠ́ᾰνος (kŭ́ănos)
  4. Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
  5. Englishcyano-
  6. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  7. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  8. New Latinbactērium
  9. Englishbacterio-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  13. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  14. Englishbacteriology
  15. Englishcyanobacteriology

From cyano- + bacteriology.

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APA

cyanobacteriology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanobacteriology

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“cyanobacteriology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanobacteriology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanobacteriology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanobacteriology.

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