cyanobacterium
noun
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| \ 藢s墨-蓹-n艒-bak-藞tir-膿-蓹m
, s墨-藢a-n艒-\
, s墨-藢a-n艒-\
Definition of cyanobacterium
: any of a major group (Cyanobacteria) of photosynthetic bacteria that are single-celled but often form colonies in the form of filaments, sheets, or spheres and are found in diverse environments (such as salt and fresh water, soils, and on rocks)
Note: Like other bacteria, cyanobacteria lack a nuclear membrane and membrane-bound organelles and have cell walls containing peptidoglycan. However, cyanobacteria were more commonly grouped with algae in the past because they possess a type of chlorophyll (chlorophyll a) not found in other bacteria and because they produce oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis.
— called also blue-green alga
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Other Words from cyanobacterium
cyanobacterial
\ 藢s墨-蓹-n艒-bak-藞tir-膿-蓹l
, s墨-藢a-n艒- \
adjective
, s墨-藢a-n艒- \
adjective
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cyanobacterium
noun
cy路a路no路bac路te路ri路um
| \ -bak-藞tir-膿-蓹m
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plural cyanobacteria\ -膿-蓹 \
Medical Definition of cyanobacterium
: any of a major group (Cyanobacteria) of photosynthetic bacteria that produce molecular oxygen and use water as an electron-donating substrate in photosynthesis
— called also blue-green alga