lophotrichous
adjective
Designating or characteristic of a bacterium in which several flagella occur as a crest or bundle at one end of the cell.
Origin
Early 20th century. Tricho-.
- distressful
- distressing
- distressingly
- distress rocket
- distress sale
- distress signal
- distress warrant
- distributable
- distributary
- distribute
- distributed denial of service
- distributed system
- distribution
- distributional
- distribution board
- distributive
- distributively
- distributor
- distributor cap
- district
- district attorney
- district auditor
- district commissioner
- district court
- district heating