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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, they are assigned to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cyanobacterium UCYN-A — UCYN A cyanobacteria Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Cyanobacteria Order: Chroococcales … Wikipedia
cyanobacterium — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1974 any of a major group (Cyanobacteria) of photosynthetic bacteria that have two photosystems, produce molecular oxygen, and use water as an electron donating substrate in photosynthesis called also blue green… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cyanobacterium — noun Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue green algae Syn: blue green alga … Wiktionary
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 * * *… … Medical dictionary
cyanobacterium — n. blue green alga, bacterium which lives in water and produces energy by photosynthesis (conversion of light energy into chemical energy) like algae (therefore the name blue green algae ) … English contemporary dictionary
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
blue-green algae — 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
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
