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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Bacterium cells or bacteria cells?

0Hello. Which is correct? Five bacterium cells or five bacteria cells? Thanks.0-
  

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02br 02br 00 Don't you find it redundant to mention "cells"? One bacteria — one cell. 0-

— Ant_222

  • 02br 02br 00 Don't you find it redundant to mention "cells"?
  • One bacteria — one cell.
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0 For a noun to be used as an adjective it needs to be singular, but according to my dictionary "bacteria" also has a singular meaning, so both should be OK.02br
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00 Don't you find it redundant to mention "cells"? One bacteria — one cell. 0-
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0 Thank you very much. I'll use "bacteria cells."02br
00I'm using the phrase for a math/biology problem I'm constructing. Redundant it may be, but I think using "cells" will make the problem clearer, so I'm sticking with that.02br
00Thanks again. 050010id1
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