'Bacillus' definitions:
Definition of 'bacillus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil [syn: bacillus, B]
Definition of 'Bacillus'
From: GCIDE
- Bacillus \Ba*cil"lus\, n.; pl. Bacilli. [NL., for L. bacillum. See Bacillari[ae].] (Biol.) A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bacillus'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adenovirus,
- aerobe,
- aerobic bacteria,
- amoeba,
- anaerobe,
- anaerobic bacteria,
- bacteria,
- bacterium,
- bug,
- coccus,
- disease-producing microorganism,
- echovirus,
- enterovirus,
- filterable virus,
- fungus,
- germ,
- gram-negative bacteria,
- gram-positive bacteria,
- microbe,
- microorganism,
- mold,
- nonfilterable virus,
- pathogen,
- picornavirus,
- protozoa,
- protozoon,
- reovirus,
- rhinovirus,
- rickettsia,
- spirillum,
- spirochete,
- spore,
- staphylococcus,
- streptococcus,
- trypanosome,
- vibrio,
- virus
Words containing 'Bacillus'
- Anthrax bacillus,
- Bacillus anthracis,
- Bacillus licheniformis,
- Bacillus pyocyaneus,
- Bacillus subtilis,
- Bacillus thermoproteolyticus,
- Bacillus tuberculosis,
- Cholera bacillus,
- Comma bacillus,
- Koch's bacillus,
- Tubercle bacillus,
- bacillus globigii,
- gartner's bacillus,
- genus bacillus,
- grass bacillus,
- hay bacillus,
- leprosy bacillus,
- shiga bacillus,
- typhoid bacillus,
- klebs-loeffler bacillus