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
- 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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