STREPTOBACTERIA

Strep`to*bac*te"ri*a, n. pl.; sing. Streptobracterium (. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. bacteria.] (Biol.)

Definition: A so-called variety of bacterium, consisting in reality of several bacteria linked together in the form of a chain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 September 2024

MECHANISM

(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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