Providencia

[ prŏv′ĭ-dĕn′sē-ə ]

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A genus of motile, peritrichous, nonsporeforming, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing gram-negative rods; it includes the species that can occur in urinary tract infections.

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How to use Providencia in a sentence

About the same time, twelve thousand acres of the Lankershim rancho, adjoining the Providencia, were disposed of.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913|Harris Newmark
On this occasion it became necessary to open the third pliego de providencia.
The Audiencia in the Spanish Colonies|Charles Henry Cunningham
Near the eastern city limits the Alameda becomes the Avenida de la Providencia.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile|Henry Stephens