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 sudatorium sudatorium /ˌsuːdəˈtɔːriəm/

noun

  1. A bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths  ( sudatorium , sudatory )
    a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths


 lactobacillus lactobacillus /ˌlæktoʊbəˈsɪləs/

noun

  1. A Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)  ( lactobacillus )
    a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
      Yogurt contains lactobacillus, which is beneficial for digestion.
    Yogurt contains lactobacillus, which is beneficial for digestion.


 pest pest /ˈpɛst/

noun

  1. Any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.  ( pest )
    any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
      He sprayed the garden to get rid of pests
    he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests
      Many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides
    many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides
  2. A persistently annoying person  ( blighter [Informal, British] , pest , pesterer , cuss [Informal] , gadfly )
    a persistently annoying person
  3. Any epidemic disease with a high death rate  ( pest , pestilence , plague )
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  4. A serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal  ( pest , pestilence , pestis , plague )
    a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal


 family Mutillidae family Mutillidae /ˈfæməli mjuːˈtɪlɪˌdeɪ/

noun

  1. A family of wasps  ( family Mutillidae , Mutillidae )
    a family of wasps


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