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spirochaete

spirochaete is the alternative spelling of spirochete.

Meaning of spirochete

Noun

spirochete (plural spirochetes)

  1. Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and other animals.

Forms of spirochaete

pluralspirochaetes

Questions about spirochaete

What is spirochaete the alternative spelling of?
Spirochaete is the alternative spelling of spirochete.

Words near spirochaete in the dictionary

  1. spiroceratids
  2. spirocercosis
  3. spirochaetaemia
  4. spirochaetaemic
  5. spirochaetal
  6. spirochaete
  7. spirochaetemia
  8. spirochaetes
  9. spirochaetic
  10. spirochaetosis
  11. spirochetal

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