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bacterium vs acidophile

acidophile vs bacterium

bacterium and acidophile both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bacterium Yes No No No
acidophile Yes No No No
As nouns, acidophile is a hyponym of bacterium; that is, acidophile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bacterium:
  • bacterium: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
  • acidophile: an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
Other hyponyms of bacterium include acidophil, probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora, bacteroid, eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria, Calymmatobacterium, genus Calymmatobacterium, Francisella, genus Francisella, gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, legionella, Legionella pneumophilia, nitrobacterium, penicillin-resistant bacteria, pus-forming bacteria, rod, diplococcus, superbug.
bacterium (noun) acidophile (noun)
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
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