spirochaete

Meaning of spirochaete

noun

a flexible spirally twisted bacterium, especially one that causes syphilis.

late 19th century: from spiro-1 ‘in a spiral’ + Greek khaitē ‘long hair’.

Information about spirochaete

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of spirochaete is: spirochaetes.
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Hyphenation of spirochaete

spirochaete

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 11 chars.
  • spirochaete is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

spirochaete synonyms

Meaning spirochete:

spirochete

Anagrams of spirochaete

pothecaries

Words that rhyme with spirochaete

Bulbochaete, Coleochaete, Erythrochaete, Hymenochaete, Spirochaete, oligochaete, polychaete, Kaete

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