Definition of Peritrichously

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peritrichously

peritonsillar abscess
peritonsillitis
peritonæa
peritonæal
peritonæum
peritracheal
peritracheal glands
peritraumatic
peritreme
peritremes
peritrich
peritricha
peritrichal
peritrichous
peritrichous flagellation
peritrichously (current term)
peritrichs
peritrochanteric
peritrochia
peritrochium
peritropal
peritropous
peritubular
peritubular capillary
peritubular contractile cells
peritubular dentin
peritubular zone
peritumoral
peritus
perityphlic

Literary usage of Peritrichously

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of the Infusoria: Including a Description of All Known Flagellate by William Saville-Kent (1880)
"Taken collectively, it is clearly shown that the peritrichously ciliated larval form represents a preponderating factor in the onto- genetic history of the ..."

2. Typhoid Fever Considered as a Problem of Scientific Medicine by Frederick Parker Gay (1918)
"... flagella are arranged peritrichously and are eight to twelve in number, and measure six to eight microns in length; in Bacillus coli they are grouped at ..."

3. The Structure and Functions of Bacteria by Alfred Fischer (1900)
"Both are actively motile and peritrichously ciliated. The cilia are too delicate for their number to be of determinative value. They do not liquefy gelatine ..."

4. A Compend on Bacteriology: Including Animal Parasites by Robert Lucas Pitfield (1907)
"The organism is motile; possesses numerous flagella (from fifty to a hundred) peritrichously arranged; stains well with ..."

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