bacterium
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bacterium
- /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/
Rhymes with -ɪəɹiəm
Where it comes from
From New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”), from βακτηρία (baktēría).
noun bacteria · bacteriums
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A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
Similar: bacterium
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: microbe, bacterial, bacteriological, organism, blight, disease, germ, stick, bug, peg, isolate, denitrifying, microorganism, pathogen, coccus, bacillus
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noun single-celled organism with no nucleus or organelles
| Español | bacteria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세균 segyun, 박테리아 bakteria |
| 日本語 | 細菌 saikin, バクテリア bakuteria |
| 中文 | 細菌 /细菌 xìjūn |
| हिन्दी | जीवाणु jīvāṇu, कीटाणु kīṭāṇu |
| Kiswahili | bakteria |
| Português | bactéria |
| Français | bactérie |
| Deutsch | Bakterium, Bakterie |
| Italiano | batterio |
| Ελληνικά | βακτήριο vaktírio |
| Română | bacterie |
| Русский | бакте́рия baktɛ́rija |
| Tiếng Việt | vi khuẩn, vi trùng |
| العربية | جُرْثُومَة jurṯūma |
| עברית | חַיְדַּק \ חידק khaydák |
Talk about this word "bacterium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bacterium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bacterium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bacterium "bacterium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bacterium.Cite this
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title = {bacterium},
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year = {2026},
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