coryneform

[ kuh-rin-uh-fawrm ]
/ kəˈrɪn əˌfɔrm /

adjective

having a rodlike or clublike shape.

noun

Bacteriology. any coryneform bacterium, especially a corynebacterium or propionibacterium.

Origin of coryneform

First recorded in 1950–55; coryne(bacterium) + -form

Words nearby coryneform

corymbiform, corymbose, corynebacteria, corynebacterium, corynebacterium diphtheriae, coryneform, coryphaeus, coryphodon, coryphée, coryza, coryzavirus