Achromobacter

Translingual

Etymology

From a- (“not”, negationary prefix, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)) +‎ Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă, “color”) +‎ -bacter (“bacterium”), literally “colorless bacterium”.

Proper noun

Achromobacter m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Alcaligenaceae – certain bacteria.

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 無色桿菌 / 无色杆菌 (wúsè gǎnjūn) (calque)

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