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actinomycetes

actinomycetes is the plural of actinomycete.

Meaning of actinomycete

Noun

actinomycete (plural actinomycetes)

  1. Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.
    Synonyms:
    actinobacterium

Questions about actinomycetes

What is actinomycetes the plural of?
Actinomycetes is the plural of actinomycete.

Words near actinomycetes in the dictionary

  1. actinomorphous
  2. actinomorphy
  3. actinomyces
  4. actinomycetal
  5. actinomycete
  6. actinomycetes
  7. actinomycetic
  8. actinomycetoma
  9. actinomycetomas
  10. actinomycetous
  11. actinomycin

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