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ba·cil·lus
 bacillus
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- pronunciation:
- b
sI
ls
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
bacilli |
| definition 1: |
any rod-shaped bacterium that is active only in the presence of oxygen, or one composed of a chain of rod-shaped elements.
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| definition 2: |
loosely, any bacterium, esp. one that causes disease.
- similar words:
- microbe
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| related words: |
germ |
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