bacteria

Plural: bacteria, bacteriae, bacterias

Noun

Diverse group of single-celled microscopic organisms.
Microscopic single-celled organisms.
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
plural of bacterium
A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
Alternative form of bacterium.
Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.

Examples

Finding a spot for "BACTERIA" on the board felt like cultivating life, even if microscopic.
His vocabulary grew like bacteria in a petri dish with every game he played.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”).

Synonyms

bacterium

Scrabble Score: 12

bacteria: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bacteria: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bacteria: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

bacteria: valid Words With Friends Word