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blastomycete

blastomycete noun: a fungus of the genus Blastomyces.

Noun

blastomycete (plural blastomycetes)

  1. A fungus of the genus Blastomyces.
  2. (obsolete) A yeast fungus.
    • Thus granulomata may be due to an infection by schizomycetes or fission-fungi, by hyphomycetes or mould-fungi, and by blastomycetes or yeast-fungi.1898, Alexander GR Foulerton, “On the Pathology of some Specific Grainulomata in Horses and Cattle”, in Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics, volume 11, pages 103–114
    Synonyms:
    saccharomycete

Synonyms of blastomycete

Forms of blastomycete

pluralblastomycetes

Origin of blastomycete

From blasto- + -mycete.

Words formed from blastomycete

Questions about blastomycete

What does blastomycete mean?
Blastomycete means a fungus of the genus Blastomyces.
What part of speech is blastomycete?
Blastomycete is a noun.
What is the plural of blastomycete?
The plural of blastomycete is blastomycetes.

Words near blastomycete in the dictionary

  1. blastomere
  2. blastomeres
  3. blastomeric
  4. blastomers
  5. blastomogenic
  6. blastomycete
  7. blastomycetes
  8. blastomycetic
  9. blastomycetous
  10. blastomycin
  11. blastomycoses

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