BACILLUS
/bæˈsɪl.əs/
12
Scrabble
17
WWF
B(3) A(1) C(3) I(1) L(1) L(1) U(1) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/bæˈsɪl.əs/
noun
- Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
- Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
- (by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Source: Wiktionary
