L-FORM


Meaning of L-FORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈel-ˌfȯrm ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.