Definitions
Microscopic single-celled organisms, some helpful and some harmful.
Word origin
Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”).
Used in a sentence
“Anaerobic bacteria function in the absence of oxygen, where as aerobic bacteria require sunlight and also oxygen. Both these bacterias are capable of breaking down the organic matter […]”
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01“Tiny microbes”8 letters
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