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Meaning of "penicillium" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PENICILLIUM

New Latin, from Latin pēnicillus tuft of hairs; named from the tufted appearance of the sporangia of this fungus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PENICILLIUM

penicillium  [ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENICILLIUM

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conjunction
determiner
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Penicillium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENICILLIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Penicillium

Penicillium is a genus of ascomycetous fungi of major importance in the natural environment as well as food and drug production. Members of the genus produce penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic, which kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria inside the body. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi, the widespread genus contains over 300 species.

Definition of penicillium in the English dictionary

The definition of penicillium in the dictionary is any ascomycetous saprotrophic fungus of the genus Penicillium, which commonly grow as a green or blue mould on stale food: some species are used in cheese-making and others as a source of penicillin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENICILLIUM


allium
ˈælɪəm
beryllium
bɛˈrɪlɪəm
cilium
ˈsɪlɪəm
dentalium
dɛnˈteɪlɪəm
epithelium
ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm
gnaphalium
næˈfeɪlɪəm
helium
ˈhiːlɪəm
ileum
ˈɪlɪəm
ilium
ˈɪlɪəm
linoleum
lɪˈnəʊlɪəm
magnalium
mæɡˈneɪlɪəm
mausoleum
ˌmɔːsəˈlɪəm
milium
ˈmɪlɪəm
petroleum
pəˈtrəʊlɪəm
pileum
ˈpaɪlɪəm
psyllium
ˈsɪlɪəm
reptilium
rɛpˈtɪlɪəm
sedilium
seˈdaɪlɪəm
Valium
ˈvælɪəm
verticillium
ˌvɜːtɪˈsɪlɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENICILLIUM

penial
penicil
penicillamine
penicillate
penicillately
penicillation
penicillia
penicilliform
penicillin
penicillinase
penile
penill
penillion
peninsula
peninsular
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular War
peninsularity
peninsulate
penis

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENICILLIUM

bdellium
berkelium
dolium
endothelium
folium
mesothelium
mycelium
nobelium
pallium
peculium
prothallium
scholium
simulium
subsellium
telium
tetrazolium
thallium
thulium
trifolium
trillium

Synonyms and antonyms of penicillium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «penicillium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENICILLIUM

Find out the translation of penicillium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of penicillium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penicillium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

青霉菌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

penicillium
570 millions of speakers

English

penicillium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेनिसिलियम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البنسليوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пеницилл
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

penicillium
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেনিসিলিয়াম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

penicillium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penicillium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Penicillium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

青カビ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

페니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penicillium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Penicillium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெனிசீலியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेनिसिलीयम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

penisilyum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Penicillium
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Penicillium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Пеницилл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Penicillium
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

penicillium
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Penicillium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Penicillium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Penicillium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penicillium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENICILLIUM»

The term «penicillium» is regularly used and occupies the 84.628 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENICILLIUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «penicillium» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «penicillium» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penicillium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENICILLIUM»

Discover the use of penicillium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penicillium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Penicillium and Acremonium
This series of handbooks deals exclusively with microorganisms which are at the forefront of the new technologies and brings together in each of its volumes the background information necessary to appreciate the historical development of ...
John F. Peberdy, 1987
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Integration of Modern Taxonomic Methods For Penicillium and ...
Integration of Modern Taxonomic Methods for Penicillium and Aspergillus Classification brings together a collection of chapters from international experts in this field.
Robert A. Samson, J I Pitt, 2000
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Fungi and Food Spoilage
While it is arguable whether Aspergillus or Penicillium is of greater economic importance as a cause of food spoilage, it is certain that Penicillium is the more diverse genus, in terms of numbers of species and range of habitats. Penicillium  ...
John I. Pitt, Ailsa D. Hocking, 2009
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Food Mycology: A Multifaceted Approach to Fungi and Food
Byssochlamys nivea, Penicillium carneum, Penicillium clavigerum, Penicillium concentricum, Penicillium coprobium, Penicillium dipodomyicola, Penicillium expansum, Penicillium formosanum, Penicillium gladioli, Penicillium glandicola,  ...
Jan Dijksterhuis, Robert A. Samson, 2007
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Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology
#2 Penicillium tricolor Penicillium viridicatum Penicillium vulpinum Phialophora spp basidiomycete fungi oct-1-en-3-ol oct-1-en-3-ol 2-methylisoborneol oct-1-en- 3-ol oct-1-en-3-ol oct-1-en-3-ol oct-1-en-3-ol Geosmin furfural, benzaldehyde, ...
Duncan Mara, Nigel J. Horan, 2003
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Vegetable Diseases: A Color Handbook
PENICILLIUM. MOLD,. BLUE. MOLD. Introduction and significance This is mainly a storage disease, but field symptoms can occur on maturing bulbs. Blue mold can be an important problem on garlic. Symptoms and diagnostic features On ...
Steven T. Koike, Peter Gladders, Albert O. Paulus, 2007
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Ainsworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi
(Moulds and Filamentous Fungi in Technical MicrobIology Progress in industrial microbiology 22, 1986), Fassatiova (Advances in Penicillium and Aspergillus Systematics 102: 105, 1985; media and morphology), Frisvad (Advances in ...
P. M. Kirk, Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth, 2008
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Food Biotechnology: Microorganisms
519, 520, 522 Penicillium italicum, 521 Penicillium janthinellum, 518, 523 Penicillium lilacinum, 518, 520 Penicillium nalgiovense, 144, 528-30 Penicillium notatum, 518, 519 Penicillium oxalicum, 519, 523 Penicillium patalum, 526 Penicillium ...
Y. H. Hui, PhD, George G. Khachatourians, 1995
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Global HIV/AIDS Medicine
DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH HIV INFECTION 7. Gugnani HC, Fisher MC, Paliwal-Johsi A, et al. Cannomys badius as a natural animal host of Penicillium marneffei in India. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:5070–5075. 8. Corbet GB, Hill JE, eds.
Paul Volberding, 2008
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Foodborne Disease Handbook, Second Edition,: Volume 3: Plant ...
More than 50% of commonly isolated Penicillium species produce one or more genuinely toxic compounds (5). Of the mycotoxins produced hy Penicillium species. only OA appears likely to he carcinogenic. Most conceru ahout Penicillium ...
Y. H. Hui, Roy Smith, David G. Spoerke, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENICILLIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penicillium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Did a moldy building kill 4 New Orleans college professors?
"If you don't find Aspergillus or Penicillium in air samples, you're not outdoors," Shoemaker said. "In over 20 years of studying mold, I have ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
2
Ben Lomond renters exit over mold, creek water
The family hired A.R.E. Inspections, a certified mold assessor, for $925 on June 9, and two days later got a report that penicillium/aspergillus ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Glenwood Middle School teachers report mold-related health …
... one classroom compared with the outdoors, while two other classrooms had elevated levels of penicillium and aspergillus relative to outside. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
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Inspector fry suggests home buyers do mold testing to avoid mold …
A surface sample of the wall mold growth on a utility room wall discovered 68,000 projected mold spores of Aspergillus-Penicillium per square ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
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Innovation is only seen in hindsight
Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic effects of the mold penicillium in 1928. It was one of the most important discoveries of all time. «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Penicillium chrysogenum as a model system for studying cellular …
α-oxoaldehydes are formed as toxic by-products during metabolic activity. The biologically most important compound of this class, ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
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Mould which revolutionised medicine and saved millions sold for …
Ms Montgomery, who lived next door to Sir Alexander, included the specimen of Penicillium Notatum, with her note of thanks (left) as a ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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A New Frontier For Statins
Pravastatin is a modification of a molecule from Penicillium citrinum. Both these species have the ability to fight off yeast in the wild and as a ... «Popular Science, Jul 15»
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The Motley Fool Investor: Why it feels like we're falling behind
Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic effects of the mold penicillium in 1928. It was one of the most important discoveries of all time. «TriValley Central, Jul 15»
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How to make blue cheese
#Blue cheese is characterized by blue or blue-green mold (courtesy of Penicillium cultures added during the cheese-making process) and a ... «Rockdale Citizen, Jul 15»

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