Term: tetrahymena: relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research
Broader: microorganism: any organism of microscopic size | Unrelated: sheet bend: a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
Broader: microorganism: any organism of microscopic size | Unrelated: phillyrea: small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region
Broader: microorganism: any organism of microscopic size | Unrelated: field corn: corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
Broader: microorganism: any organism of microscopic size | Unrelated: station: (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
Broader: microorganism: any organism of microscopic size | Unrelated: macowanites americanus: a small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap
Broader: microorganism: any organism of microscopic size | Unrelated: rose mallow: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
Broader: microorganism: any organism of microscopic size | Unrelated: verge: the limit beyond which something happens or changes
Broader: microorganism: any organism of microscopic size | Unrelated: pepper spray: a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
Broader: microorganism: any organism of microscopic size | Unrelated: diffuseness: the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume
Broader: microorganism: any organism of microscopic size | Unrelated: guitar pick: a plectrum used to pluck a guitar