- bacillus ba·cil·lus n
- [bə'sɪləs] [bə'sɪlaɪ]
bacilli pl bacillo
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pneu|mo|ba|cil|lus — «NOO moh buh SIHL uhs, NYOO », noun, plural cil|li « SIHL y». a bacillus commonly present in cases of pneumonia, pleurisy, and other diseases of the lungs, but considered almost certainly not the causative agent of the disease. ╂[< New Latin… … Useful english dictionary
ba|cil|lus — «buh SIHL uhs», noun, plural cil|li. 1. any bacterium. 2. any one of the rod shaped aerobic bacteria, especially one that forms spores: »the typhoid bacillus. ╂[< Late Latin bacillus, variant of Latin bacillum (diminutive) < baculum rod,… … Useful english dictionary
strep|to|ba|cil|lus — «STREHP tuh buh SIHL uhs», noun, plural cil|li « SIHL y». a bacillus that occurs as part of a chain of bacilli. One kind of streptobacillus causes an infection transmitted by the bite of a rat. ╂[< strepto + bacillus] … Useful english dictionary
Bacillus — Ba*cil lus, n.; pl. {Bacilli}. [NL., for L. bacillum. See {Bacillari[ae]}.] (Biol.) A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod shaped vegetable organism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bacillus — A large family of bacteria that have a rod like shape. They include the bacteria that cause food to spoil, and also those responsible for some types of diseases. Helpful members of the bacillus family are used to make antibiotics, or colonize the … Medical dictionary
bacillus — ba|cil|lus [ bə sıləs ] (plural ba|cil|li [ bə sı,laı ] ) noun count MEDICAL a type of bacteria with a long straight shape, some of which cause diseases: the TB bacillus … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bacillus — ba•cil•lus [[t]bəˈsɪl əs[/t]] n. pl. cil•li [[t] ˈsɪl aɪ[/t]] 1) mcr any rod shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising spore producing bacteria 2) mcr (formerly) any bacterium • Etymology: 1880–85; < LL, var. of L… … From formal English to slang
bacillus — ba|cil|lus [bəˈsıləs] n plural bacilli [ laı] technical [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: Latin baculus stick, rod ] a type of ↑bacteria. Some types of bacillus cause diseases … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bacillus — Ba|cil|lus [ba tsilus] der; , ...lli <aus lat. bacillus »Stäbchen«>: 1. (meist Plur.) Arzneistäbchen zur Einführung in enge Kanäle. 2. svw. ↑Bazillus … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Bacillus Calmette-Guérinvaccine — Ba·cil·lus Cal·mette Gué·rin vaccine (bə sĭlʹəs kăl mĕtʹgā rănʹ) n. The BCG vaccine. [After Albert L.C. Calmette (1863 1933) and Camille Guérin (1872 1961), French bacteriologists.] * * * … Universalium
bacillus — ba·cil·lus … English syllables
