2-Letter Words Ending in I

Pl. condottieri (-tyâr ) A leader of mercenary soldiers between the 14th and 16th centuries.

""Pl. consiglieri (-r ) An adviser or counselor, especially to a capo or leader of an organized crime syndicate.""

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""Pl. cumulonimbuses or cumulonimbi (-b ) An extremely dense, vertically developed cumulus with a relatively hazy outline and a glaciated top extending to great heights, usually producing heavy rains, thunderstorms, or hailstorms.""

Monkey of the South American genus Aotus

Plural of echinococcus .

""Pl. enterococci (-k k s , -k k ) A usually nonpathogenic streptococcus that inhabits the intestine.""

""Pl. macronuclei (-kl - ) The larger of two nuclei present in ciliate protozoans, which controls nonreproductive functions of the cell, such as metabolism.""

Pl. micronuclei (-kl - ) or micronucleuses The smaller of two nuclei in ciliate protozoans that contains genetic material and functions in reproduction.

Gram positive balls, often from the lung

Bacteria which cause a particular lung disease

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Members of a communist bureaucracy

Eastern unfurnished inn

Fitzgerald's battered inn

Eastern inn

""Pl. electrophori (- -r , - -r ) An apparatus for generating static electricity, consisting of a hard rubber disk that is given a negative charge by friction and a metal plate that is given a net positive charge by induction when in contact with the disk.""

""Pl. gastrocnemii (-m - ) The largest, most prominent muscle of the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot and bends the knee.""

Some vaginal flora

""Pl. leptocephali (-l ) One of the small, flat, transparent larvae of eels and certain other fishes, characterized by a long, narrow head.""

""Pl. meningococci (-k k s , -k ) A bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.""

Pl. stratocumuli (-l ) A low-lying cloud formation occurring in extensive horizontal layers with rounded summits.

Pathogenic bacteria

Bacteria that can cause scarlet fever, pneumonia etc.

Scholarly gatherings for discussion

Pl. proventriculi (-l ) The division of the stomach in birds that secretes digestive enzymes and passes food from the crop to the gizzard.

Pathogenic bacteria

An extinct primate postulated from bones found in Java in 1891 and originally designated Pithecanthropus erectus because it was thought to represent a species evolutionarily between apes and humans. Pithecanthropus is now classified as Homo erectus.

""Pl. streptobacilli (-s l ) Any of various gram-negative, rod-shaped, often pathogenic bacteria of the genus Streptobacillus, occurring in chains, especially S. moniliformis, which causes a type of rat-bite fever.""