LISTERIA

Meaning of LISTERIA in English

lis ‧ te ‧ ri ‧ a /lɪˈstɪəriə $ -ˈstɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Joseph Lister ]

a type of ↑ bacteria that makes you sick

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

LISTERIA — liˈstirēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Joseph Lister + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : a genus of small gram-positive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LISTERIA — /li stear"ee euh/ , n. Bacteriol. any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LISTERIA — n. rod-shaped aerobic parasitic bacteria which causes diseases in humans and animals
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LISTERIA — [ lɪ'stɪərɪə ] ■ noun a type of bacterium which infects humans and other animals through contaminated food. Origin 1940s: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LISTERIA — listeria BrE AmE lɪ ˈstɪər i‿ə AmE \ -ˈstɪr- ▷ listeria|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LISTERIA — / lɪˈstɪəriə; NAmE -ˈstɪr-/ noun [ U ] a type of bacteria that makes people sick if they eat infected …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LISTERIA — n. any motile rodlike bacterium of the genus Listeria, esp. L. monocytogenes infecting humans and animals eating contaminated food. [mod.L …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LISTERIA — n. any motile rodlike bacterium of the genus Listeria, esp. L. monocytogenes infecting humans and animals eating contaminated food. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LISTERIA — n. any motile rodlike bacterium of the genus Listeria, esp. L. monocytogenes infecting humans and animals eating contaminated food. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
LISTERIA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A survey in Mid-Bedfordshire last month found 19 out of 46 sandwiches from petrol stations …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LISTERIA — [noun] [U] - a bacteria which causes food poisoning, found esp. in cheese and other products made from milkFood needs …
Cambridge English vocab
LISTERIA — A group of bacteria named after the English surgeon and apostle of antisepsis, Joseph Lister (1827-1912).
English Dictionary of Medicine
LISTERIA — Листерия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LISTERIOSIS — noun (plural listerioses) Etymology: New Latin, from Listeria, from Joseph Lister Date: 1941 a serious encephalitic disease of a wide …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LISTERELLA — I. ˌlistəˈrelə Etymology: New Latin, from Joseph Lister died 1912 English surgeon and bacteriologist + New Latin -ella synonym of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LISTERIOSIS — (ˌ)liˌstirēˈōsə̇s noun also lis·ter·el·lo·sis ˌlistərəˈlōsə̇s ( plural listerio·ses also listerello·ses -ōˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Listeria or Listerella + -osis …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORYNEBACTERIACEAE — |kȯrəˌnē+ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Corynebacterium, type genus + -aceae : a family (order Eubacteriales) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LISTERIOSIS — /li stear'ee oh"sis/ , n. , pl. listerioses /-seez/ . Vet. Pathol. a disease of wild and domestic mammals, birds, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LISTERIOSIS — noun ( plural lis·te·ri·o·ses -ˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Listeria, from Joseph Lister Date: 1941 : a serious encephalitic disease …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LISTERIOSIS — [ lɪˌstɪərɪ'əʊsɪs ] ■ noun disease caused by infection with listeria, which can resemble influenza or meningitis and may cause …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LISTERIOSIS — [lis.te.ri.o.sis] n, pl -o.ses [NL, fr. Listeria, fr. Joseph Lister] (1941): a serious commonly fatal encephalitic disease of a great …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LISTERIOSIS — disease caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. The bacterium has been isolated from humans and from more than 50 species …
Britannica English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STATION — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bus station (= a place where buses start and finish their journeys ) …
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SOFT
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SLUDGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN sewage ▪ Material suitable for deep sea dumping included sewage sludge , industrial waste, …
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SEWAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sewer/sewage pipe (= for removing waste from the human body ) sewage disposal (= …
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SARNIE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But those innocent-looking sarnies could be riddled with bacteria, such as listeria, Salmonella and Staphylococcus.
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FOOD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a debt/food/housing etc crisis ▪ The failure of the crop this year will create a …
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EVOLVE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES evolve a strategy ▪ The creatures which live in the river have evolved strategies for …
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