BACILLI

BACILLUS

bacillus

(noun) aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

bacilli

plural of bacillus

Source: Wiktionary


BACILLUS

Ba*cil"lus, n.; pl. Bacilli (. Etym: [NL., for L. bacillum. See Bacillarle.] (Biol.)

Definition: A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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