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LEPTOTHRIX
Lep"to*thrix, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated.
Lep"to*thrix, a. Etym: [See Leptothrix, n. ] (Biol.)
Definition: Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form chain of filiform individuals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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