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BACILLUS
bacillus
(noun) aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bacillus (plural bacilli)
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
(figurative, by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Anagrams
• subcalli
Source: Wiktionary
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
Word of the Day
31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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