peritrichate

peritrichate [puh-ri-tri-kit, -keyt] Word Origin adjective

1. (of bacteria) having flagella on the entire surface.

Also per·i·trich·ic [per-i-trik-ik] /ˌpɛr ɪˈtrɪk ɪk/. Origin of peritrichate peri- + trich- + -ate1 Related formsper·i·trich, pe·rit·ri·chan [puh-ri-truh-kin] /pəˈrɪ trə kɪn/, noun