ˈklāps]ˈleflə(r)-, ˈklebz] noun
Usage: usually capitalized K&L
Etymology: after Edwin Klebs and Friedrich A. J. Löffler died 1915 German bacteriologist
: a bacterium ( Corynebacterium diphtheriae ) that causes human diphtheria
ˈklāps]ˈleflə(r)-, ˈklebz] noun
Usage: usually capitalized K&L
Etymology: after Edwin Klebs and Friedrich A. J. Löffler died 1915 German bacteriologist
: a bacterium ( Corynebacterium diphtheriae ) that causes human diphtheria
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012