spi|ril|lum

spi|ril|lum
spi|ril|lum «spy RIHL uhm», noun, plural -ril|la «-RIHL uh».
1. any bacteria of a group having long, rigid, spirally twisted forms and bearing a tuft of flagella. They comprise a genus of bacteria.
2. any one of various spirally twisted microorganisms.
[< New Latin spirillum < Latin spīra; see etym. under spire2 (Cf.spire)]

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  • ril — am·a·ril·lite; ama·ril·lo; cam·a·ril·la; cas·ca·ril·la; cig·a·ril·lo; cour·ba·ril; cy·ril·la; cy·ril·li·an·ism; cy·ril·lic; go·ril·la; go·ril·li·an; go·ril·loid; guer·ril·la; guer·ril·la·ism; ker·ril; ki·ril·li·tsa; lep·o·ril·lus;… …   English syllables

  • lum — ac·e·tab·u·lum; acic·u·lum; am·y·lum; an·te·bel·lum; an·te·o·per·cu·lum; as·co·phyl·lum; as·per·gil·lum; asy·lum; bac·u·lum; bel·lum; blaf·lum; blel·lum; bol·bo·phyl·lum; brach·y·phyl·lum; cal·o·phyl·lum; ca·lum·ba; ca·lum·ni·ate;… …   English syllables

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