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salmonella
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noun (pl2=salmonellae)
  1. Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases
    The mayonnaise left in the sun at the picnic caused everyone there to come down with poisoning.
schizophyte
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noun schizotype
  1. (dated) the class of primitive plants that reproduce solely by fission
seaweed
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noun
  1. any of numerous marine plants and algae, such as a kelp.
sludge
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noun
  1. unpleasant viscous oozy sewage ejection
spirillum
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noun
  1. Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.
  2. Any of various other spiral-shaped microorganisms.
spirochete
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noun (wikipedia, spirochaete)
  1. any of several coiled bacteria, of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and animals
staphylococcus
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noun
  1. A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections
sterile
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adjective
  1. (notcomp) unable to reproduce (or procreate).
  2. unprofitable.
strain
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noun
  1. (obsolete) treasure, Treasure.
  2. (obsolete) The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.
  3. (archaic) race, Race; lineage, pedigree.
  4. A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.
They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent .
  1. hereditary, Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
There is a of madness in her family.
  1. (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
verb
  1. To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch too far.
Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker.
  1. To apply a force or forces to
  2. To tighten the strings of a musical instrument; to uplift one"s voice
  3. To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
streptomyces
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noun
  1. any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil; several of them produce antibiotics
subculture
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noun
  1. A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features.
    The goth has its own mode of dress, and it has a characteristic musical style.
sulfur bacteria
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noun
  1. (plural of, sulfur bacterium)
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