bacteroid
/bæktə,rɔɪd/
adjectivenoun
9 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
NOUNResembling bacteria.
1
A rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants).
WORD FORMS
Related formbacteroidal
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinacteroidbay
Starts & ends withB … D
Syllablesbac · ter · oid
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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