Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A calcified, crystalline particle smaller than 200 nanometers in diameter (the diameter of the smallest bacteria), hypothesized to be a self-replicating microorganism that can cause pathogenic calcification, as in arteriosclerosis and kidney stones.
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- noun biology Any supposed
microorganism much smaller than abacterium
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Examples
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We're dealing with sort of a — a soil nanobacterium.
Starfish 1999
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"indestructible" bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans that (probably) survived the Trinity A-bomb test is a worthy emblem for New Mexico, while the titchy state of Rhode Island would feel mighty next to a nanobacterium.
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"indestructible" bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans that (probably) survived the Trinity A-bomb test is a worthy emblem for New Mexico, while the titchy state of Rhode Island would feel mighty next to a nanobacterium.
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