bacillus

Phonetic Respelling: [ buh-sil-uhs ]

Definition:

n. 1 any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus comprising spore-producing bacteria; 2 formerly any bacterium.

Sentence:

Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacteria bacillus anthracis.

More example sentences:

Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacteria bacillus anthracis.

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Divide bacillus into syllables:

ba-cil-lus

Bacillus rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- hillas
- hillis
- phillis
- squillace
Three Syllable Rhymes
- agilis
- mccrillis
- mcgillis
Four Syllable Rhymes
- amaryllis
Five Syllable Rhymes
- lacto

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