The chromosomes of Bifidobacterium longum contain 60% Guanine cytosine bonds. This microbe has a genome length of 2.26Mb. Often found as a supplement in yogurts or other fermented foods, Bifidobacterium longum converts sugars into lactic acid via fermentation. This helps to lower the pH in the lower intestine.
Verb[edit] shear â(third-person singular simple present shears, present participle shearing, simple past sheared or shore, past participle shorn or sheared) To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  shear(noun) (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves. 2  shear(verb) a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it. 3  shear(verb) cut with shears.