pseudobacteria

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noun

Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria.

OriginEnglish bacteria ← New Latin bactēria ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion) →
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Meanings

nounpseudobacteria pl (normally plural, singular pseudobacterium)

singular pseudobacterium

  1. datedpluralplural normallybiologyMicroscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pseudomicrobe

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  6. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  7. New Latinbactēria
  8. Englishbacteria
  9. Englishpseudobacteria

From pseudo- + bacteria.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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