Bacterium vs Parasitic - What's the difference?
bacterium | parasitic |
(microbiology) A single celled organism with no nucleus.
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, title= Pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
Exploiting another for personal gain.
(computing) Component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.
As nouns the difference between bacterium and parasitic
is that bacterium is (microbiology) a single celled organism with no nucleus while parasitic is (computing) component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.As an adjective parasitic is
pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.bacterium
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(bacteria)Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.}}