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neisseria

neisseria noun: any of several Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Neisseria.

Noun

neisseria (plural neisserias or neisseriae)

  1. Any of several Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Neisseria.

Forms of neisseria

pluralneisserias
pluralneisseriae

Origin of neisseria

From the genus name Neisseria.

Questions about neisseria

What does neisseria mean?
Neisseria means any of several Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Neisseria.
What part of speech is neisseria?
Neisseria is a noun.
What is the plural of neisseria?
The plural of neisseria is neisserias.

Words near neisseria in the dictionary

  1. Neiseses
  2. Neisler
  3. Neislers
  4. Neiss
  5. Neisse
  6. neisseria
  7. neisseriae
  8. neisserial
  9. Neisserian
  10. neisserias
  11. Neisses

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