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penicylinder

penicylinder noun: a small cylinder that can be coated with bacteria as part of scientific experiments with antibiotics.

Noun

penicylinder (plural penicylinders)

  1. A small cylinder that can be coated with bacteria as part of scientific experiments with antibiotics.

Forms of penicylinder

pluralpenicylinders

Origin of penicylinder

Blend of penicillin + cylinder.

Questions about penicylinder

What does penicylinder mean?
Penicylinder means a small cylinder that can be coated with bacteria as part of scientific experiments with antibiotics.
What part of speech is penicylinder?
Penicylinder is a noun.
What is the plural of penicylinder?
The plural of penicylinder is penicylinders.

Words near penicylinder in the dictionary

  1. Penick
  2. Penicks
  3. Penicuik
  4. peniculid
  5. peniculids
  6. penicylinder
  7. penicylinders
  8. penie
  9. Peniel
  10. penies
  11. peniform

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