actinomycete

actinomycete
noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek aktin-, aktis + mykēt-, mykēs Date: 1911 any of an order (Actinomycetales) of filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria (as the actinomyces and streptomyces)

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  • actinomycete — ac·ti·no·my·cete mī .sēt, mī sēt n a bacterium (as an actinomyces or a streptomyces) of the order Actinomycetales see ACTINOMYCOSIS ac·ti·no·my·ce·tous mī sēt əs adj * * * ac·ti·no·my·cete (ak″tĭ no miґsēt) any bacterium of the… …   Medical dictionary

  • actinomycete — n. any of a number of rod shaped or filamentous bacteria of the order Actinomycetales …   English contemporary dictionary

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