Definitions For Amphitrichous

Adjective

(not comparable) (biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)

Related terms

lophotrichous monotrichous peritrichous

Translations

Portuguese: anfitríquio

Etymology

Is Amphitrichous a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
25
Words with Friends
27

The word Amphitrichous is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends

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