comma bacillus
1Comma bacillus — Comma Com ma, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. {Capon}.] 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A small interval (the… …
2comma bacillus — n. the bacillus (Vibrio cholerae, formerly, V. comma) causing Asiatic cholera …
3comma bacillus — noun comma shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera • Syn: ↑Vibrio comma • Hypernyms: ↑vibrio, ↑vibrion • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Vibrio * * * noun also …
4comma bacillus — com·ma bacillus käm ə n cholera vibrio …
5comma bacillus — a curved, rod shaped bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, causing Asiatic cholera. [1885 90] * * * …
6comma bacillus — /kɒmə bəˈsɪləs/ (say komuh buh siluhs) noun a slightly curved bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, which causes Asiatic cholera, is contracted by eating or drinking contaminated food, and which causes a violent form of dysentery …
7Comma — Com ma, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. {Capon}.] 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A small interval (the difference… …
8Comma butterfly — Comma Com ma, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. {Capon}.] 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A small interval (the… …
9comma — n. 1 a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence, or dividing items in a list, string of figures, etc. 2 Mus. a definite minute interval or difference of pitch. Phrases and idioms: comma bacillus a comma shaped bacillus… …
10cholera bacillus — Comma Com ma, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. {Capon}.] 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A small interval (the… …
