RHIZOBIUM

Meaning of RHIZOBIUM in English

[ rʌɪ'zəʊbɪəm ]

■ noun a nitrogen-fixing bacterium that is common in the soil, especially in the root nodules of leguminous plants.

Origin

1920s: mod. L., from rhizo- + Gk bios 'life'.

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RHIZOBIUM — noun (plural rhizobia) see: quick Date: 1921 any of a genus ( Rhizobium ) of small heterotrophic soil bacteria capable …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RHIZOBIUM — rīˈzōbēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from rhiz- + -bium 1. capitalized : the genus of Rhizobiaceae comprising small heterotrophic soil …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RHIZOBIUM — /ruy zoh"bee euhm/ , n. , pl. rhizobia /-bee euh/ . Bacteriol. any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RHIZOBIUM — n. any of several species of bacteria found on the roots of some plants
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RHIZOBIUM — noun ( plural rhi·zo·bia -bē-ə) Etymology: New Latin, from rhiz- + Greek bios life — more at quick Date: 1921 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RHIZOBIUM — [rhi.zo.bi.um] n, pl -bia [NL, fr. rhiz- + Gk bios life--more at quick] (1921): any of a genus (Rhizobium) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RHIZOBIUM — n. Pronunciation: r ī - ' z ō -b ē - ə m Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -bia \ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RHIZOBIAL — adjective see: rhizobium
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BACTEROID — noun Date: 1878 an irregularly shaped form of a nitrogen-fixing bacterium (as a rhizobium) found especially in root nodules of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NITROGEN FIXATION — Any natural or industrial process that causes free nitrogen in the air to combine chemically with other elements to form …
Английский словарь Британика
RHIZOBIACEAE — (ˌ)rīˌzōbēˈāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Rhizobium, type genus + -aceae : a small family of rod-shaped …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RHIZOBIAL — see rhizobium
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BACTEROID — noun Date: 1878 : an irregularly shaped form of a nitrogen-fixing bacterium (as a rhizobium) found especially in root nodules …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BACTEROID — [bac.te.roid] n (1878): an irregularly shaped bacterium (as a rhizobium) found esp. in root nodules of legumes
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOIL ORGANISM — any organism inhabiting the soil during part or all of its life. Soil organisms, which range in size from microscopic …
Britannica English vocabulary
NITROGEN FIXATION — any natural or industrial process that causes free nitrogen, which is a relatively inert gas plentiful in air, to combine …
Britannica English vocabulary
NITROGEN FIXATION — Any natural or industrial process that causes free nitrogen in the air to combine chemically with other elements to form …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NITROGEN-FIXING PLANTS — Plants that can assimilate and fix the free nitrogen of the atmosphere with the aid of bacteria living in the …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
NITROGEN FIXATION — The conversion of elemental nitrogen in the atmosphere (N2) to a reduced form (e.g., ammonia and amino groups of amino …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
СОЯ — соя культурная (Glycine max), однолетнее растение семейства бобовых, зернобобовая и масличная культура. Семена ("бобы") используются в пищу или после извлечения …
Русский словарь Colier
БАКТЕРИИ — БАКТЕРИИ Две важнейшие экологические функции бактерий - фиксация азота и минерализация органических остатков. Азотфиксация. Связывание молекулярного азота (N2) с образованием …
Русский словарь Colier

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