Sentient bacterium Synonyms

Definitions for Sentient


  • (adjective) having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind
  • (adjective) endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  • (adjective) consciously perceiving

Definitions for Bacterium


  • (noun) (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