Skip to main content

salmonellaA genus of bacteria that causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis in humans

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A genus of bacteria that causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis in humans

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌsælməˈnelə/

Korean meaning: 식중독과 위장염을 일으키는 세균의 한 종류

Korean pronunciation: 샐-머-넬-러 (강세: 넬)

Example Sentences

  • My uncle blamed his stomach upset on salmonella, but we all know he just ate too much at the buffet.
  • The health inspector found salmonella in the restaurant's chicken, leading to an immediate shutdown.
  • She became so paranoid about salmonella that she started cooking eggs until they turned into rubber.

salmonella

NOUN

//ˌsælməˈnelə//

A genus of bacteria that causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis in humans

salmonella concept
💡 Concept

Food poisoning from dangerous bacteria

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free
salmonella rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Hold your umbrella over vanilla to stop salmonella!

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌsælməˈnelə/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌsælməˈnelə/

🌳Etymology

Rootsalmon
Suffix--ella

Origin

1888년 미국의 수의병리학자 다니엘 엘머 살몬(Daniel Elmer Salmon)의 이름에서 유래되었습니다. 그가 이 세균을 처음 발견한 것은 아니지만, 그의 연구실에서 분리되어 그의 이름을 따서 명명되었습니다.

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

🎵Rhyme

vanillaumbrellaNutella
vanilla
umbrella
Nutella

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My uncle blamed his stomach upset on salmonella, but we all know he just ate too much at the buffet.

The health inspector found salmonella in the restaurant's chicken, leading to an immediate shutdown.

😄 Fun example

She became so paranoid about salmonella that she started cooking eggs until they turned into rubber.

Raw eggs may contain salmonella, so pregnant women should avoid them.

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

📚Related Words

Synonyms

salmonella bacteriafood poisoning bacteria

Antonyms

probioticsbeneficial bacteriahealthy bacteria

Related

bacteriafood poisoninggastroenteritiscontaminationinfectionpathogenmicroorganism