phosphobacterium

noun

Any bacterium that solubilise phosphate (typically in soil)

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

nounphosphobacterium (plural phosphobacteria)

plural phosphobacteria

  1. Any bacterium that solubilise phosphate (typically in soil)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  9. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  10. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  11. Latinphōsphorus
  12. Englishphosphorus
  13. Englishphospho-
  14. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  15. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  16. New Latinbactērium
  17. Englishbacterium
  18. Englishphosphobacterium

From phospho- + bacterium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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