Definition of bacilliform in English:
 bacilliform
adjective bəˈsɪlɪfɔːmbəˈsɪləˌfɔrm
Biology Rod-shaped.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Examination of the sinters by scanning electron microscopy confirms that they are laminated and contain an abundant, low-diversity assemblage of filamentous, bacilliform, and coccoid microbes.
 -  Clusters of corkscrew-shaped, bacilliform organisms, consistent with Helicobacter heilmannii, were seen in these gastric pits (Figure 2, hematoxylin-eo, original magnification × 100).
 -  As shown in Fig.2A, without chemical treatment, mitochondria kept a bacilliform shape even at 72 h.
 -  If, however, all the larger diameter microbes are only 2-3 m long, they should be treated as bacilliform microbes rather than filamentous microbes.
 -  All colonies were composed of bacilliform cells and showed the ability to utilize methanol as a sole carbon source.
 
  Definition of bacilliform in US English:
 bacilliform
adjectivebəˈsɪləˌfɔrmbəˈsiləˌfôrm
Biology Rod-shaped.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  All colonies were composed of bacilliform cells and showed the ability to utilize methanol as a sole carbon source.
 -  As shown in Fig.2A, without chemical treatment, mitochondria kept a bacilliform shape even at 72 h.
 -  Clusters of corkscrew-shaped, bacilliform organisms, consistent with Helicobacter heilmannii, were seen in these gastric pits (Figure 2, hematoxylin-eo, original magnification × 100).
 -  Examination of the sinters by scanning electron microscopy confirms that they are laminated and contain an abundant, low-diversity assemblage of filamentous, bacilliform, and coccoid microbes.
 -  If, however, all the larger diameter microbes are only 2-3 m long, they should be treated as bacilliform microbes rather than filamentous microbes.