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tubercle bacillus

tu·ber·cle ba·cil·lus
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-ber-kuh l, tyoo- buh-sil-uh s]
    • /ˈtu bər kəl, ˈtyu- bəˈsɪl əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-ber-kuh l, tyoo- buh-sil-uh s]
    • /ˈtu bər kəl, ˈtyu- bəˈsɪl əs/

Definitions of tubercle bacillus words

  • noun tubercle bacillus the bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causing tuberculosis. 1
  • noun tubercle bacillus a rodlike Gram-positive bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that causes tuberculosis: family Mycobacteriaceae 0
  • noun tubercle bacillus the bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) causing tuberculosis 0

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Origin of tubercle bacillus

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Tubercle bacillus

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tubercle bacillus popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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