MYCOPLASMA

mycoplasma

(noun) any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

mycoplasma (countable and uncountable, plural mycoplasmas or mycoplasmata)

Any infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma, often specifically Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Source: Wiktionary



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13 June 2025

AIRPLANE

(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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