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"lactobacilli" has 5 syllables: lact-ob-ac-ill-i.
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"Lactobacilli" has 5 syllables: lact · ob · ac · ill · i.
Lactobacilli: Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid
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