desulfitobacterium

noun

Any bacterium of the genus Desulfitobacterium

Origintranslingual Desulfitobacterium →
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Meanings

noundesulfitobacterium (plural desulfitobacteria)

plural desulfitobacteria

  1. Any bacterium of the genus Desulfitobacterium

Origin

  1. translingualDesulfitobacterium
  2. Englishdesulfitobacterium

Borrowed from translingual Desulfitobacterium. Equivalent to de- + sulfite + -o- + bacterium.

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APA

desulfitobacterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desulfitobacterium

MLA

“desulfitobacterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desulfitobacterium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desulfitobacterium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desulfitobacterium.

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