Rhodospirillum
noun
Rho·do·spirillum
¦rō(ˌ) dō+
: a genus of spiral actively motile bacteria (family Athiorhodaceae) that live in mud and stagnant water and are held to fix atmospheric nitrogen
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from rhod- + Spirillum
- shivarees
- shivas
- shive
- play upon
- play with
- play with a full deck
- play with fire
- play with language
- play with one's food
- play with oneself
- play with words
- play with words/language
- play-ac
- play-action pass
- play-by-play
- play-by-plays
- play-off
- play-offs
- play-party
- play-pretty
- play/hold/keep one's cards close to the/one's chest/vest
- playa
- playa lake
- playabilities
- playability