Associations to the word «Lactobacillus»

Wiktionary

LACTOBACILLUS, noun. Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid
LACTOBACILLUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Lactobacillaceae   — gram-positive facultative anaerobic or microaerophilic rod-shaped bacteria.
LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Lactobacillaceae   — bacteria sometimes used in the production of yogurt.

Dictionary definition

LACTOBACILLUS, noun. A Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats