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actinomycete
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun actinomycete has 1 sense
- actinomycete(n = noun.animal) - any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales; is a kind of eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
is a member of actinomycetales, order actinomycetales
has particulars: streptomyces
Derived forms adjective actinomycetal1, adjective actinomycetous1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
actinomycete, n. any of the usu. non-motile filamentous anaerobic bacteria of the order Actinomycetales.
Etymology
as ACTINOMORPHIC + -mycetes f. Gk mukes -etos mushroom
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