First Known Use: 1921
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pseudomonad
noun pseu·do·mo·nad \ˌsü-də-ˈmō-ˌnad, -nəd\
Definition of PSEUDOMONAD
: any of a genus (Pseudomonas) of gram-negative rod-shaped motile bacteria including some that produce a greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment and some that are saprophytes or plant or animal pathogens
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Origin of PSEUDOMONAD
New Latin Pseudomonad-, Pseudomonas
Medical Dictionary
pseudomonad
noun pseu·do·mo·nad \ˌsüd-ə-ˈmō-ˌnad, -nəd\
Medical Definition of PSEUDOMONAD
: any bacterium of the genus Pseudomonas
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