SPIROCHAETE

spirochete, spirochaete

(noun) parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

spirochaete (plural spirochaetes)

Alternative spelling of spirochete

Anagrams

• cotherapies, pothecaries

Source: Wiktionary


Spi`ro*chæ"ta, Spi`ro*chæ"te, n. Etym: [L. spira a coil + Gr. (Biol.)

Definition: A genus of Spirobacteria similar to Spirillum, but distinguished by its motility. One species, the Spirochæte Obermeyeri, is supposed to be the cause of relapsing fever.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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