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Synonyms for bacillus

Grammar : Noun
Spell : buh-sil-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : bəˈsɪl əs

Top 10 synonyms for bacillus
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Définition 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

Antonyms for bacillus

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