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lactobacilli

lactobacilli is the plural of lactobacillus.

Meaning of lactobacillus

Noun

lactobacillus (plural lactobacilli)

  1. Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid

Words formed from lactobacilli

Questions about lactobacilli

What is lactobacilli the plural of?
Lactobacilli is the plural of lactobacillus.

Words near lactobacilli in the dictionary

  1. lactoalbumin
  2. lactoalbumins
  3. lactobacillar
  4. lactobacillary
  5. lactobacillemia
  6. lactobacilli
  7. lactobacillic
  8. lactobacillic acid
  9. lactobacillogenic
  10. lactobacillus
  11. lactobacteria

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