Soil Microbiology Glossary

noun a person who studies the behavior and characteristics of actors

• The actinologue studied the movement of muscles in the human body.
• My friend is really into actinology and loves learning about muscle movements.
• I'm not sure what that actinologue is talking about, but it sounds interesting.
• As an actinologue of social interactions, she could read people's body language with ease.

noun a type of bacteria that forms branching filaments

• Actinomycetes are a group of bacteria that can be found in soil and water.
• I heard actinomycetes are bacteria that live in the ground.
• Actinomycetes are like those bacteria chillin' in the dirt.
• Just like actinomycetes spread in the environment, rumors can spread quickly among friends.