Bacillus
Bacillus noun - Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil.
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Disease
Disease noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.
Nearby Word: diseased
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- Rats will never live down their association with the medieval Black Death, even though mosquitoes spread far more disease than rodents globally and the plague bacillus can be easily suppressed with even the mildest of antibiotics.
Source: Never Live It Down / Real Life
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