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anaerobe collapse: an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live

bacillus collapse: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

streptococcus collapse: spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

staphylococcus collapse: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

spirochete collapse: parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals

pathogen collapse: any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)

spore collapse: a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"

bacteria collapse: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants

germ collapse: a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

microbe collapse: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

fungus collapse: a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores

virus collapse: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein; a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"; a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

masthead collapse: the head or top of a mast; the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page; a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.

dyne collapse: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram

letterhead collapse: a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top

price tag collapse: a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to

trademark collapse: a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

running head collapse: a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book

cachet collapse: a seal on a letter; a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal; an indication of approved or superior status

stub collapse: the part of a check that is retained as a record; a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt; a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost; strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"; clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"; extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"; pull up (weeds) by their roots

emblem collapse: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.; a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

title page collapse: a page of a book displaying the title and author and publisher

dram collapse: the basic unit of money in Armenia; 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams; a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

ticket collapse: the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family"; a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment); a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation); provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now"; issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"

colophon collapse: a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)

unit collapse: a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"; an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"; a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"; an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"

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