ENTERICS Synonyms
8 hypernyms for enterics. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for ENTERICS
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| bacillus | noun n | |||||
noun • aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | ||||||
| bacteria | noun n | |||||
noun • (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | ||||||
| bug | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate • a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine • a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly • insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use verb • annoy persistently • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | ||||||
| cell | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • any small compartment • (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals • a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction • a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement • a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver • small room in which a monk or nun lives • a room where a prisoner is kept | ||||||
| germ | noun n | |||||
noun • anything that provides inspiration for later work • a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | ||||||
| microbe | noun n | |||||
noun • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | ||||||
| organism | noun n | |||||
noun • a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently • a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body | ||||||
| parasite | noun n | |||||
noun • an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | ||||||
| pathogen | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) | ||||||
| prokaryote | noun n | |||||
noun • a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma | ||||||
| virus | noun n | |||||
noun • (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein • a harmful or corrupting agency • a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer | ||||||
| enterobacteria | noun n | |||||
noun • rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals | ||||||
| entric | ||||||
noun • rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals | ||||||
| enteric bacteria | noun n | |||||
noun • rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals | ||||||