Pronunciation: ' el- ˌ fo ̇ rm
Function: noun
Etymology: L ister Institute, London, where it was first isolated
Date: 1948
: a variant bacterium formed especially under stressful conditions and usually lacking a cell wall
Pronunciation: ' el- ˌ fo ̇ rm
Function: noun
Etymology: L ister Institute, London, where it was first isolated
Date: 1948
: a variant bacterium formed especially under stressful conditions and usually lacking a cell wall
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012