bacillus
Meanings
Plural: bacilli
Noun
- aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
- Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
- Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
- Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Origin / Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin bacillus (“little staff, wand”), diminutive of baculum (“stick, staff, walking stick”).
Synonyms
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Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 17
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