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8 Letter Words for Bacillus
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Definitions for Bacillus
[1] any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising spore-producing bacteria.
[2] (formerly) any bacterium.
[3] any rod-shaped bacterium, such as a clostridium bacterium Compare coccus (def. 2), spirillum (def. 1)
[4] any of various rodlike spore-producing bacteria constituting the family Bacillaceae , esp of the genus Bacillus
Words related to Bacillus
microorganism, germ, virus, bug, bacterium, pathogen, illness, ailment, sickness, disease, infection, microbe, crud, plague
Words nearby Bacillus
bacilli, bacilliform, bacillin, bacillosis, bacilluria, bacillus, bacillus calmette-guérin, bacillus cereus, bacillus sphaericus, bacillus thuringiensis, bacitracin
Origin of Bacillus
1880–85; < Late Latin, variant of Latin bacillum (diminutive of baculum ) staff, walking stick
Word origin for Bacillus
C19: from Latin: a small staff, from baculum walking stick
Synonyms for Bacillus
bacterium, bug, germ, microorganism, pathogen, virus, crud, plague