endospore
[ en-duh-spawr, -spohr ]
/ ˈɛn dəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM endospore
en·dos·por·ous [en-dos-per-uh s, en-doh-spawr-, -spohr-] /ɛnˈdɒs pər əs, ˌɛn doʊˈspɔr-, -ˈspoʊr-/, adjective en·dos·por·ous·ly, adverbWords nearby endospore
endoskeleton,
endosmosis,
endosome,
endosonoscopy,
endosperm,
endospore,
endosporium,
endostatin,
endosteitis,
endosteoma,
endosteum
Example sentences from the Web for endospore
When the spore is coloured, the external membrane alone appears to possess colour, the endospore being constantly hyaline.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
British Dictionary definitions for endospore
endospore
/ (ˈɛndəʊˌspɔː) /
noun
a small asexual spore produced by some bacteria and algae
the innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain
Derived forms of endospore
endosporous (ɛnˈdɒspərəs, ˌɛndəʊˈspɔːrəs), adjectiveMedical definitions for endospore
endospore
[ ĕn′də-spôr′ ]
n.
A small spore formed within the vegetative cells of some bacteria.
A fungus spore borne within a cell or within the tubular end of a sporophore.
The inner layer of the wall of a spore.
Scientific definitions for endospore
endospore
[ ĕn′də-spôr′ ]
A rounded, inactive form that certain bacteria assume under conditions of extreme temperature, dryness, or lack of food. The bacterium develops a waterproof cell wall that protects it from being dried out or damaged. Bacteria have been known to remain dormant but alive in the form of endospores for long periods of time, even thousands of years. Also called endosporium