spirillum

spirillum is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A genus of common motile microorganisms (Spirobacteria) having the form of spiral-shaped filaments. One species is said to be the cause of relapsing fever. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A genus of common motile microorganisms (Spirobacteria) having the form of spiral-shaped filaments. One species is said to be the cause of relapsing fever.
2. noun. any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form

   Synonyms: spirilla

3. noun. spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water

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spirilla

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