vibrionic

[ vib-ree-on-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to an infection by a bacterium of the genus Vibrio.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vibrionic¹

1870–75; < New Latin Vibrion- (stem of Vibrio ) vibrio + -ic

Example Sentences

A living, organized ferment, of the vibrionic type, filiform, with tortuous motions, and often of immense length, forms spontaneously by the development of some germs derived in some way from the inevitable particles of dust floating in the air or resting on the surface of the vessels or material which we employ.

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