KLEBSIELLA

klebsiella

(noun) a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

klebsiella (plural klebsiellas)

Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many diseases in humans.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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