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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

thi•o•ba•cil•lus n., pl. -cil•li [Bacteriol.]

Microbiologyany of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.

1975–80; Neo-Latin; see thio-, bacillus

'thiobacillus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

sulfur bacteria

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