enterics

Other forms of enterics

plural

entericses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about enterics

What does enterics mean?

enterics means "rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals".

How many syllables are in enterics?

enterics has 3 syllables: en-te-rics. The stress falls on "en".

What is another word for enterics?

Close synonyms include enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, entric. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is enterics a common word?

enterics is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.