spi|ro|chete

spi|ro|chete
spi|ro|chete or spi|ro|chaete «SPY ruh keet», noun.
any one of a large group of active bacteria. They are slender, spiral, very flexible, and able to expand and contract. One kind causes syphilis, and another causes relapsing fever. The spirochetes comprise an order of bacteria.
[< New Latin Spirochaetales the order name < Greek speîra a coil + chaítē hair]

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  • chete — ma·chete; spi·ro·chete; peri·chete; poly·chete; …   English syllables

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