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bacteroidal

bacteroidal

9.9
Like a tiny one-celled living thing
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : bacteroidal
  • Some plant root nodules contain bacteroidal cells essential for nitrogen fixation.

Examples

  • The sample showed bacteroidal structures under the microscope.

  • The scientist observed a bacteroidal structure under the microscope.

  • The shape of the microorganism was described as bacteroidal by the researchers.

  • These bacteroidal formations are fascinating to study.

  • Some plant root nodules contain bacteroidal cells essential for nitrogen fixation.

  • The scientist observed a bacteroidal structure under the microscope.

  • The shape of the microorganism was described as bacteroidal by the researchers.

Synonyms

bacterial
vsbacteroidal
46 3.4

Connected with tiny living things that can make you ill

focuses on having characteristics like bacteria rather than cause
bacterioid
vsbacteroidal
  • Specialized
9.6

Having the shape or look of bacteria

has identical meaning but differs as an alternative word form
bacteroid
vsbacteroidal
  • Specialized
9.9

Has the shape or way of acting of tiny living things

is the same idea but appears as a different variant

Surface Forms

bacteroidal positive

Morphology

bacteroidal = bacteroid (semi-transparent) = bacteri + oid + al

The word is built from a technical scientific base plus the productive adjective suffix -al, but the combining-form element makes it only partly guessable for most learners.

Etymology

Bacteroidal comes from bacteria, the tiny living things you may know, plus the ending -oid, which means 'like' or 'resembling'. So bacteroidal means 'like bacteria', used to describe something that has the shape or parts of a bacterium.