lactobacillus

See also: Lactobacillus

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

lacto- + bacillus

Noun

lactobacillus (plural lactobacilli)

1. Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid

Related terms

• lactobacillar
• lactobacillary
• lactobacillogenic

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French lactobacillus.

Noun

lactobacillus m (uncountable)

1. lactobacillus

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	lactobacillus	lactobacillusul
genitive-dative	lactobacillus	lactobacillusului
vocative	lactobacillusule

References

• lactobacillus in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN