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helicobacter

helicobacter noun: any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.

Noun

helicobacter (plural helicobacters)

  1. Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
    • “We provide evidence that there is a relationship between the decrease in helicobacter prevalence and the increase in childhood asthma.”2007 April 24, Nicholas Bakalar, “Resistance: Bacterium Linked to Ulcers May Lower Risk of Asthma”, in New York Times

Forms of helicobacter

pluralhelicobacters

Origin of helicobacter

Borrowed from translingual Helicobacter.

Words formed from helicobacter

Questions about helicobacter

What does helicobacter mean?
Helicobacter means any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
What part of speech is helicobacter?
Helicobacter is a noun.
What is the plural of helicobacter?
The plural of helicobacter is helicobacters.

Words near helicobacter in the dictionary

  1. helicities
  2. helicity
  3. helicline
  4. heliclines
  5. helico-
  6. helicobacter
  7. helicobacteremia
  8. helicobactericidal
  9. helicobacteriosis
  10. helicobacters
  11. helicocone

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