bacilligenic
|ba-cil-li-gen-ic|
/bəˌsɪlɪˈdʒɛnɪk/
producing bacilli
Etymology
'bacilligenic' originates from Neo-Latin, specifically the word 'bacillus' combined with the suffix '-genic', where 'bacillus' meant 'small rod' and '-genic' meant 'producing'.
'bacilligenic' was formed in modern scientific coinage by combining Latin 'bacillus' with the Greek-derived combining form '-genic', following late 19th–20th century patterns of technical formation in biological terminology.
Initially, the components meant 'small rod' + 'producing'; over time the compound has been used in technical contexts to mean 'producing or generating bacilli' with that same basic sense.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
producing, promoting, or causing the growth of bacilli (rod-shaped bacteria); having the property of generating bacilli.
The isolated strain appeared bacilligenic, rapidly increasing the number of bacilli in the culture medium.
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