ac·tin·o·my·ces 
(ăk-tĭn′ō-mīsēz, ăk′tə-nō-)
(ăk-tĭn′ō-mīsēz, ăk′tə-nō-)n. pl. actinomyces
Any of various rod-shaped or filamentous, chiefly anaerobic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces, commonly found in the mammalian oral cavity and including pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of actinomycosis.
[New Latin Actīnomycēs, genus name : ACTINO- + Greek mukēs, fungus.]
- lie low
- lien
- lienable
- lierne
- lie through (one's) teeth
- lie through one's teeth
- lie through teeth
- lie to
- lieu
- lieutenancy
- lieutenant
- lieutenant colonel
- lieutenant commander
- lieutenant general
- lieutenant governor
- lieutenant governorship
- lieutenant junior grade
- lie with
- life
- life-and-death
- life belt
- lifeblood
- lifeboat
- life buoy
- life care