NOUN | animal | lactobacillus | a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk) |
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Sounds | lae.ktowbahsih'lahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | A Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk). | |
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Member of | genus Lactobacillus | type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae |
Narrower | acidophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus | A bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics |
Broader | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | A large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls |
Spanish | lactobacillus, lactobacilo | |
Catalan | lactobacillus, lactobacil |
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