thiobacteriaceae Thiobacteria • Thiobacteriales · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · thiobacteriaceae · · Text Latin · · Script 16 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds. Synonyms: Thiobacteriaceae, family Thiobacteriaceae. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074