"actinomycete" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæktɪnəˈmaɪsiːt/ Forms: actinomycetes [plural]
Etymology: actino- + -mycete Etymology templates: {{confix|en|actino|mycete}} actino- + -mycete Head templates: {{en-noun}} actinomycete (plural actinomycetes)
  1. Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics. Categories (lifeform): Bacteria Synonyms (bacteria of the order Actinomycetes): actinobacterium Hyponyms (bacteria of the order Actinomycetes): Streptomyces (english: genus) Derived forms: actinomycetic Translations (bacteria of the order Actinomycetales): sädesieni (Finnish), actinomicete [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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