mycoplasma-like
/ˌmʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈplazməˌlʌɪk/adjective
Of a microorganism: resembling a mycoplasma (especially in electron microscopic appearance); specifically designating any of a group of non-culturable organisms seen in the phloem of plants and associated with symptoms such as stunting, yellows, or witches' broom formation. Of a disease: resembling a mycoplasmal disease, especially a mycoplasmal respiratory infection.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Journal Cell Science. From mycoplasma + -like.
- frost-mist
- frost-nail
- frostnip
- frostnipped
- frost piece
- frost pocket
- frost resistance
- frost-resistant
- frost rime
- frost ring
- frost riving
- Frost, Robert
- frost-sensitive
- frost smoke
- frost stat
- frost-tender
- frost thrust
- frost thrusting
- frost time
- frost tolerance
- frost tolerant
- frost valve
- frostweed
- frostwork
- frostwort