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BACILLAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bacillar mean? 

BACILLAR (adjective)
  The adjective BACILLAR has 2 senses:

1. relating to or produced by or containing bacilliplay

2. formed like a bacillusplay

  Familiarity information: BACILLAR used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BACILLAR (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or produced by or containing bacilli

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

bacillar; bacillary

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Pertainym:

bacillus (aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Formed like a bacillus

Synonyms:

bacillar; bacillary; bacilliform; baculiform; rod-shaped

Similar:

formed (having or given a form or shape)


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