Definitions For Yersinia

Noun

YERSINIA (plural s or yersiniae) A gram-negative bacterium, of the genus yersinia, that is an etiological agent of several diseases in animals and humans, notably yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague.

Related terms

yersinial

Etymology

After {{w, Alexandre Yersin}}, Swiss bacteriologist, + {{af, en, -ia}}.

Is Yersinia a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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11
Words with Friends
11

The word Yersinia is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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