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mycoplasma

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
my·co·plas·ma 
          Listen to the pronunciation of mycoplasma
Pronunciation:
\ˌmī-kō-ˈplaz-mə\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural my·co·plas·mas also my·co·plas·ma·ta 
          Listen to the pronunciation of mycoplasmata \-mə-tə\
Etymology:
New Latin
Date:
1955
: any of a genus (Mycoplasma of the family Mycoplasmataceae) of pleomorphic gram-negative chiefly nonmotile bacteria that lack a cell wall and are mostly parasitic usually in mammals —called also pleuropneumonia-like organism
my·co·plas·mal 
          Listen to the pronunciation of mycoplasmal \-məl\ adjective


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