heliobacterium

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noun

Any of the Heliobacteriaceae, a family of photoheterotrophic bacteria, using bacteriochlorophyll to convert light energy into chemical energy, exclusively in anaerobic conditions

OriginEnglish bacterium ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion) →
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Meanings

nounheliobacterium (plural heliobacteria)

plural heliobacteria

  1. Any of the Heliobacteriaceae, a family of photoheterotrophic bacteria, using bacteriochlorophyll to convert light energy into chemical energy, exclusively in anaerobic conditions

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂wél(i)yos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hāwélios
  4. Ancient Greekἥλῐος (hḗlĭos)
  5. Englishhelio-
  6. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  7. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  8. New Latinbactērium
  9. Englishbacterium
  10. Englishheliobacterium

From helio- + bacterium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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