Definizione monolingua

bacteria

bacteria

1. Plural form of bacterium.
2. (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium
   • 2002, A.C. Panchdhari, Water Supply and Sanitary Installations^[1], edition 2nd ed., ISBN 8122412254, page 177:

     Anaerobic bacteria function in the absence of oxygen, where as aerobic bacteria require sunlight and also oxygen. Both these bacterias are capable of breaking down the organic matter […]

3. (US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium.
4. (pejorative, slang) A derisive term for a lowlife or a slob (could be treated as plural or singular).

Definizione dizionario bacteria

	batteri
	bacteria
	Group of single-cell micro-organisms, the smallest of the living organisms. Some are vital to sustain life, while others are responsible for causing highly dangerous human diseases, such as anthrax, tetanus and tuberculosis. Bacteria are found everywhere, in the soil, water and air. (Source: MGH / WRIGHT)

batterio

bacteria

Altri significati:

mold (mould)

(pejorative, slang) A derisive term for a lowlife or a slob (could be treated as plural or singular).

(US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium

(US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium.

Plural form of bacterium.

(dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus

taxonomic terms (bacteria)