Hyphenation of BACTERIUM

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word BACTERIUM? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

BAC-TERI-UM

Definitions of BACTERIUM:

1.
(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

Synonyms of BACTERIUM:

noun bacteria, microorganism

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