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bacteroid(dictionary)

bacteroid (iou)



bacteroid adjective & noun. M19.
[formed as BACTERIURIA + -OID.]
A. adjective. Of the nature of or resembling a bacterium. M19.
b. noun. A bacteroid organism or structure; esp. a modified cell formed by a symbiotic bacterium in a root nodule of a leguminous plant. L19.