smegmata
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma, “lotion”). Nominative plural: σμῆγματα (smêgmata).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsmegmata
- plural of smegma
- 2004 May 5, “Involvement of Mycobacterium smegmatis undecaprenyl phosphokinase in biofilm and smegma formation”, in Microbes and Infection, volume 6, number 11, →ISSN, pages 965-971:
- In vivo experiments revealed impaired smegma formation by the M. smegmatis Δupk strain in mice. The formation by M. smegmatis and other bacterial species of smegmata is an example of in vivo biofilm development.
Latin
editNoun
editsmēgmata
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