English Explanatory Dictionary

urobacterium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any bacterium that hydrolyzes urea to yield ammonia and carbon dioxide

Word forms

urobacterium urobacteria

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der. English uro- Ancient Greek βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ (băktērĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English urobacterium From uro- + bacterium.

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