cyanobacterium

cyanobacterium
cy·a·no·bac·te·ri·um -bak-'tir-ē-əm n, pl -ria -ē-ə 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

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cy·a·no·bac·te·ri·um (si″ə-no-bak-teґre-um) an individual bacterium of the group Cyanobacteria.

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  • cyanobacterium — cy·a·no·bacterium …   English syllables

  • cyanobacterium — n. any prokaryotic organism of the division Cyanobacteria, found in many environments and capable of photosynthesizing. Also called blue green alga (see BLUE(1)). Etymology: CYANOGEN + BACTERIUM …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cyanobacteria — cyanobacterium cyanobacterium pl. cyanobacteria cyanobacteria [from the pigment phycocyanin.] any of a group of photosynthetic autotrophic prokaryotic microorganisms possessing characteristics of both bacteria and plants. When classed as bacteria …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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