amoebic

Example Sentences

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Mottled green daubs represent grass; lounging amoebic growths stand in for rocks, perhaps mountain peaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Certain Acanthamoeba species can cause serious illnesses, including amoebic encephalitis.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

Baek now creates pieces that resemble amoebic animals or alien life-forms crafted from stained porcelain that she leaves unglazed for a matte, richly pigmented effect.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2023

“It’s the best that I ever remember seeing with Balamuthia,” says Dennis Kyle, a cell biologist at the University of Georgia, Athens, who studies amoebic diseases.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 2, 2023

The first time he'd gone as an infant he’d nearly died of amoebic dysentery.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri