Words that rhyme with cillus

  • bacillus
    n 1: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil [syn: bacillus, B]
  • thiobacillus
    n 1: small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur
  • cancellous
    adj 1: having an open or latticed or porous structure [syn: cancellate, cancellated, cancellous]
  • oxylus