monoderm

English

Etymology

mono- + -derm

Adjective

monoderm (not comparable)

  1. (biology) (of bacteria) Having a single membrane, especially a thick layer of peptidoglycan

Coordinate terms

Noun

monoderm (plural monoderms)

  1. (biology) Any monoderm bacterium.

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