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sporulate
[ spawr-yuh-leyt, spor- ]
verb (used without object)
- to produce spores.
sporulate
/ ˈspɒrjʊˌleɪt /
verb
- intr to produce spores, esp by multiple fission
Derived Forms
- ˌsporuˈlation, noun
Other Words From
- sporu·lation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of sporulate1
Example Sentences
They might emerge and sporulate, as the kits had done, sending microscopic sentinels zooming around the room.
Prior to the assay, all species were subjected to ethanol shock and were cultured anaerobically to determine their ability to sporulate.
The symptoms of the disease were plain to see in scars on the trunk and skeletal canopies, but the source of the infection - the sporulating fungus - had not been found in Britain.
Many bacteria sporulate and disinfectants are useless against them and to differences in virus and fungus make-up they can also be less effective against these agents too, but, most importantly, are often toxic.
When conditions get too hot or cold, sporulating bacteria go into stasis, encasing themselves in tough structures called endospores.
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