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quellung

quellung noun: the swelling of the capsule of a bacterium; once used to identify the bacteria.

Noun

quellung (plural quellungs)

  1. The swelling of the capsule of a bacterium; once used to identify the bacteria

Forms of quellung

pluralquellungs

Questions about quellung

What does quellung mean?
Quellung means the swelling of the capsule of a bacterium; once used to identify the bacteria.
What part of speech is quellung?
Quellung is a noun.
What is the plural of quellung?
The plural of quellung is quellungs.

Words near quellung in the dictionary

  1. quellings
  2. quellio
  3. quellios
  4. quellkörper
  5. quells
  6. quellung
  7. quellungs
  8. Queloz
  9. Quelpaert
  10. Quelpart
  11. Quelparte

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