Myxococcus
/ˌmɪksə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/Microbiology
noun
A genus of myxobacteria having slender, tapering vegetative cells and spherical or oval encapsulated resting cells (microcysts) that are not enclosed in a sporangium; (also myxococcus) a myxobacterium of this genus.
Origin
Late 19th century. From scientific Latin Myxococcus from myxo- + coccus.
- setter
- set the agenda
- set the bar
- set-theoretic
- set-theoretical
- set theory
- set the pace
- set the scene
- set the stage for
- set the wheels in motion
- set the world alight
- set the world on fire (also set the world alight)
- setting
- setting lotion
- settle
- settleable
- settlement
- Settlement, Act of
- settlement house
- settlement lease
- settlement scheme
- settle one's affairs (or estate)
- settle (or pay) a (or the) score
- settle (or square) accounts with
- settler