Antonyms for bacillus

Grammar : Noun

Spell : buh-sil-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : bəˈsɪl əs

Definition of bacillus

Origin : 1877, medical Latin, from Late Latin bacillus "wand," literally "little staff," diminutive of baculum "a stick," from PIE root *bak- "staff," also source of Greek bakterion (see bacteria). Introduced as a term in bacteriology 1853 by German botanist Ferdinand Cohn (1828-1898).

As in microbe : noun bacteria
As in virus : noun bacterium, bug
As in bug : noun bacterium, microorganism

Example sentences :

I shall see that your name is coupled with the Bacillus as that of its discoverer.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

If you think my sorrow could have been avoided, offer the Bacillus as a wedding gift to—.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

I found the story of the Bacillus, the curse that killed Darmstetter, that killed Helen.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

The Bacillus is a cheat; every woman to her lover is the most beautiful!
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

They have succeeded in isolating the bacillus leprae and studying it.
Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London

There wasn't a trace of the bacillus typhosus in any of them.
Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve

The bacterium of splenic fever is called Bacillus Anthracis.
Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall

The same evening there was further news of the progress of the bacillus.
Extract from : « The Blue Germ » by Martin Swayne

"The bacillus is in Ludlow," I said in a curiously small voice.
Extract from : « The Blue Germ » by Martin Swayne

Every man in this Hall who has the Sarakoff-Harden bacillus in his system is immortal.
Extract from : « The Blue Germ » by Martin Swayne

Synonyms for bacillus

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