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Hafnia

Hafnia

See also: hafnia

Translingual

Hafnia alvei

Proper noun

Hafnia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – the single species Hafnia alvei, a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commensal in humans and normally harmless.

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Latin

Etymology

From Late Old Norse hǫfn (harbour, port) or Old Danish hafn (harbour, port); from Kaupmannahǫfn.

Alternative forms

  • Haunia

Noun

Hafnia f (genitive Hafniae); first declension

  1. Copenhagen

Derived terms

  • Hafniensis

hafnia

hafnia

See also: Hafnia

English

Noun

hafnia (uncountable)

  1. hafnium oxide, symbol: HfO2

Latin

Noun

hafnia

  1. nominative plural of hafnium
  2. accusative plural of hafnium
  3. vocative plural of hafnium