nounˈprəʊtɪəsˈproʊdiəs
1A bacterium found in the intestines of animals and in the soil.
Genus Proteus; motile Gram-negative rods
Example sentencesExamples
- Other common organisms are proteus, klebbsiela, staphylococcus and enterococcus fecalis.
- Luckily for us, although they have some fussy tastes, many of the bacteria they like to eat are major pathogens, so they eat proteus and proteus is a bacterium that causes a lot of urinary tract infections.
- If a proteus or another organism that can split urea is isolated from the urine the chance of underlying stone disease is considerably higher.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Proteus.
proper nounˈprəʊtɪəsˈproʊdiəs
1Greek Mythology
A minor sea god who had the power of prophecy but would assume different shapes to avoid answering questions.
2Astronomy
A satellite of Neptune, the sixth closest to the planet, discovered by the Voyager 2 space probe in 1989 (diameter 400 km).
nounˈproʊdiəsˈprōdēəs
A bacterium found in the intestines of animals and in the soil.
Genus Proteus; motile Gram-negative rods
Example sentencesExamples
- Other common organisms are proteus, klebbsiela, staphylococcus and enterococcus fecalis.
- Luckily for us, although they have some fussy tastes, many of the bacteria they like to eat are major pathogens, so they eat proteus and proteus is a bacterium that causes a lot of urinary tract infections.
- If a proteus or another organism that can split urea is isolated from the urine the chance of underlying stone disease is considerably higher.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Proteus.
proper nounˈproʊdiəsˈprōdēəs
1Greek Mythology
A minor sea god who had the power of prophecy but who would assume different shapes to avoid answering questions.
2Astronomy
A satellite of Neptune, the sixth closest to the planet, discovered by the Voyager 2 space probe in 1989, and having a diameter of 261 miles (420 km).