Definitions for Oidium

Oidium o·id·i·um

Spelling: [oh-id-ee-uh m]
IPA: /oʊˈɪd i əm/

Oidium is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 57 anagrams from letters in Oidium (diimou).

Definitions for Oidium

noun

  1. one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
  2. (in certain fungi) a thin-walled spore derived from the fragmentation of a hypha into its component cells.

Origin of Oidium

1855-60; New Latin Greek ōi(ón) egg1 (cognate with Latin ovum; see oo-) + -idium -idium

Examples for Oidium

Grape mildew (oidium Tuckeri) is prevalent in nearly all the vine areas.

Shortly after the flies had some mouldy cream, the oidium lactis was found in their fæces.

In the hall they were discussing another and far worse form of oidium.

Berg, in 1839–41, showed that thrush is likewise due to a fungus, oidium albicans.

In this ripening there is a prompt development of a heavy viscous slime, which consists of oidium and bacteria.

The original vines on the estate perished in the late 19th century from oidium and phylloxera, and Klein Constantia shut down.

This consists of bacteria of several forms, yeasts, oidium lactis and accidental species of other molds.

Laycock sees it in the bacilli and spores of oidium albicans; Wilks, however, found the same parasite in other affections.

This occurs very rapidly under the attack of oidium lactis accompanied by bacteria.

Also to enable the oidium albicans to attack the mucous membrane there must be some slight inflammation or injury.

Word Value for Oidium
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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