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microbacillus

microbacillus noun: a very small, rod-shaped bacillus.

Noun

microbacillus (plural microbacilli)

  1. A very small, rod-shaped bacillus.

Forms of microbacillus

pluralmicrobacilli

Origin of microbacillus

From micro- + bacillus.

Questions about microbacillus

What does microbacillus mean?
Microbacillus means a very small, rod-shaped bacillus.
What part of speech is microbacillus?
Microbacillus is a noun.
What is the plural of microbacillus?
The plural of microbacillus is microbacilli.

Words near microbacillus in the dictionary

  1. microautosamplers
  2. microawakening
  3. microawakenings
  4. microaxial
  5. microbacilli
  6. microbacillus
  7. microbacteria
  8. microbacterial
  9. microbactericidal
  10. microbacterium
  11. microbakeries

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