Associations to the word «Spirochaete»

Wiktionary

SPIROCHAETE, noun. Alternative spelling of spirochete

Dictionary definition

SPIROCHAETE, noun. Parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke