urobacterium

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noun

Any bacterium that hydrolyzes urea to yield ammonia and carbon dioxide

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

nounurobacterium (plural urobacteria)

plural urobacteria

  1. Any bacterium that hydrolyzes urea to yield ammonia and carbon dioxide

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  2. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  3. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  4. Englishuro-
  5. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  6. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  7. New Latinbactērium
  8. Englishbacterium
  9. Englishurobacterium

From uro- + bacterium.

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Translations

Italian urobatterio
  • urobatterioAny bacterium that hydrolyzes urea to yield ammonia and carbon dioxide
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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