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Bacteria

See Bacterium.

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Bacteroid 76% connected

Alt. of Bacteroidal

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Diplococcus 76% connected

A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See Micrococcus.

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Gonococcus 76% connected

A vegetable microorganism of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea. It is believed by some to constitute the cause of this d…

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Rod 76% connected

A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).

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Microorganism 76% connected

Any microscopic form of life; -- particularly applied to bacteria and similar organisms, esp. such are supposed to cause infectious diseases.

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Bacterial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to bacteria.

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Bacterial 74% connected

Of or pertaining to bacteria.

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Bacterium 92% connected

A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putrefying organic in…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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