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Webster 1913 Edition


Pseudobacteria

Pseuˊdo-bac-te′ri-a

,
Noun.
pl.
[
Pseudo-
+
bacteria
.]
(Biol.)
Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria.
The globules which divide and develop in form of chains are organized beings; when this does not occur, we are dealing with pseudobacteria.
Sternberg.

Definition 2024


pseudobacteria

pseudobacteria

English

Noun

pseudobacteria pl (plural only)

  1. (biology, dated) Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria.