bacillus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
2. Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
3. (broadly, figuratively) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.

Sinonieme

bacterium

germ

bacteria

virus

B

🅱️

microorganism

microbe

🦠

tubercle bacteria

bug

🐛

fungus

rod

Paenibacillus

bacteriam

animalcule

Vertalings

bacille

bacilo

Bazillus

bacillo

bacilo

bacil

βάκιλλος

Bazille

Bacillus

bacillus

bacillus

bacil

Bakterie

basil

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bæˈsɪl.əs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Learned borrowing from Latin bacillus (“little staff, wand”), diminutive of baculum (“stick, staff, walking stick”).