salmonella
/ˌsæ.məˈnɛ.lə//ˌsæl.məˈnɛ.lə/
salmonella noun: any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.
Noun
salmonella (plural salmonellas or salmonellae)
- Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.
- Everyone got sick from salmonella in the undercooked meat.
- Food poisoning, especially in humans, caused by such organisms.
salmonella meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
salmonella in Hindi
- साल्मोनेला, सालमोनेला, सैल्मोनेला
salmonella in Tamil
- நுண்ணுயிர், வயிற்றுப்போக்கு உயிரி
salmonella in Marathi
- साल्मोनेला, सॅल्मोनेला, सालमोनेला
salmonella in Urdu
- سالمنیلا, سالمونلا, سالمونیلا
More languagesFewer languages
- salmonella in Bengali
- সালমোনেলা, সালমোনেল্লা
- salmonella in Telugu
- సాల్మొనెల్లా, సాల్మోనెల్లా, సాల్మోనేల్లా
- salmonella in Kannada
- ಸಾಲ್ಮೊನೆಲ್ಲಾ, ಸಾಲ್ಮೊನೆಲಾ, ಸಾಲ್ಮೊನೆಲ್ಲ
- salmonella in Punjabi
- ਸਾਲਮੋਨੇਲਾ
- salmonella in Gujarati
- સાલ્મોનેલા, સાલમોનેલા, સૅલ્મોનેલા
- salmonella in Odia
- ସାଲମୋନେଲା, ସାଲ୍ମୋନେଲା
- salmonella in Nepali
- साल्मोनेला, सालमोनेला
- salmonella in Malay
- salmonela
- salmonella in Thai
- ซาลโมเนลลา saal-moo-neel-lâa
Forms of salmonella
| plural | salmonellas |
|---|---|
| plural | salmonellae |
Origin of salmonella
From the genus name Salmonella, named after American veterinarian Daniel Elmer Salmon.
Words formed from salmonella
Words that rhyme with salmonella
- stella
- columella
- Ella
- cinderella
- umbrella
- stracciatella
- a cappella
- fella
- ambarella
- citronella
- Coachella
- columnella
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- hella
- lamella
- micella
- mozzarella
- nigella
- predella
- Tudela
- varicella
- zooxanthella
- acanthella
- Adela
- amborella
- Bella
- brucella
- candela
- canella
- capitella
- castella
- cella
- cerebella
- chlorella
- clitella
- favela
- fellah
- flabella
- flagella
- fraxinella
- Gabriella
- haustella
- klebsiella
- labella
- mistella
- moraxella
- mortadella
- novella
- paella
- panatela
- petronella
- portabella
- prunella
- quinella
- rostella
- rubella
- scutella
- selaginella
- shigella
- subumbrella
- tarantella
Questions about salmonella
- What does salmonella mean?
- Salmonella means any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.
- What is salmonella in Hindi?
- Salmonella in Hindi is साल्मोनेला, सालमोनेला, सैल्मोनेला. See Salmonella meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is salmonella?
- Salmonella is a noun.
- How do you pronounce salmonella?
- Salmonella is pronounced /ˌsæl.məˈnɛ.lə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of salmonella?
- The plural of salmonella is salmonellas.
Words near salmonella in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: salmonella (page history and authors); salmonella (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salmonella (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); salmonella (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salmonella (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salmonella (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salmonella (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salmonella (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salmonella (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salmonella (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salmonella (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); salmonella (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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