rod-shaped
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- adjective
- /rɑd-ʃeɪpt/
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en forma de varilla
- A Warthin-Starry histochemical stain of our biopsy highlighted a few rod-shaped organisms that had morphologic features consistent with H. pylori.
Examples
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So viruses can be rod shaped, they can look like, they can be icosahedra, they can just have a capsid.
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In the lab, the researcher noted that the rod-shaped organisms thrived in higher temperatures.
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While most are rod shaped...
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Scientists blame a microscopic, rod-shaped cell called a BLO, or bacterium-like organism.
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The scientist observed several rod-shaped bacteria under the microscope, amazed by their unique structure.
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These rod-shaped cells easily glide through the liquid, showing their efficient movement.
Synonyms
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A long round shape with straight, parallel sides like a tube
Shaped like a long thin rod
Shaped like a small rod, often seen in bacteria and tiny cells
Shaped like a long thin stick
Relating to rod-shaped bacteria, for example an infection
Relating to, caused by, or shaped like long thin bacteria
A shape like a round tube that has the same width along its length
Long and round like a tube
With a long, thin body like an eel
How Elongated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rod-shaped comes from rod, an old English word for a 'stick' or 'pole', and the part -shaped, which means 'in the form of'. So rod-shaped simply means 'in the form of a stick', which helps you remember it describes something long, narrow and straight.