peribacteroid

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adjective

Surrounding a bacteroid or bacterium

OriginEnglish bacteroid ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos →
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Meanings

adjectiveperibacteroid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSurrounding a bacteroid or bacterium

    The peribacteroid space widened locally and bacteroids' cytoplasm became heterogeneous (Fig 5E ).

    2015 October 24, “Phylogeny of Symbiotic Genes and the Symbiotic Properties of Rhizobia Specific to Astragalus glycyphyllos L.”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  5. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  6. New Latinbactērium
  7. Englishbacterium
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  11. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  12. Englishbacteroid
  13. Englishperibacteroid

From peri- + bacteroid.

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APA

peribacteroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peribacteroid

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“peribacteroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peribacteroid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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