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sarcina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sarci-na
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

A genus of bacteria found in various organic fluids, especially in those those of the stomach, associated with certain diseases. The individual organisms undergo division along two perpendicular partitions, so that multiplication takes place in two directions, giving groups of four cubical cells. Also used adjectively; as, a sarcina micrococcus; a sarcina group .

Questions

What does sarcina mean?
A genus of bacteria found in various organic fluids, especially in those those of the stomach, associated with certain diseases. The individual organisms undergo division along two perpendicular partitions, so that multiplication takes place in two directions, giving groups of four cubical cells. Also used adjectively; as, a sarcina micrococcus; a sarcina group .

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