- bacterial ADJ
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bacterial ADJ
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bacterial — (adj.) 1869, from BACTERIA (Cf. bacteria) + AL (Cf. al) (1) … Etymology dictionary
bacterial — adj. Bacterial is used with these nouns: ↑contamination, ↑disease, ↑growth, ↑infection, ↑meningitis, ↑pneumonia, ↑resistance, ↑strain … Collocations dictionary
bacterial — [[t]bæktɪ͟əriəl[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Bacterial is used to describe things that relate to or are caused by bacteria. Cholera is a bacterial infection … English dictionary
bacterial — Relating to bacteria. * * * bac·te·ri·al bak tir ē əl adj of, relating to, or caused by bacteria <a bacterial chromosome> <bacterial infection> <bacterial endocarditis> bac·te·ri·al·ly ə lē adv … Medical dictionary
bacterial — bac·te·ri·al (băk tîrʹē əl) adj. Relating to or caused by bacteria: a bacterial enzyme; bacterial diseases. bac·teʹri·al n. bac·teʹri·al·ly adv. * * * … Universalium
bacterial — bac te·ri·al || É™l adj. of bacteria … English contemporary dictionary
anti-bacterial — (adj.) also antibacterial, 1875, from ANTI (Cf. anti ) + BACTERIAL (Cf. bacterial) … Etymology dictionary
bacteria — bacterial, adj. bacterially, adv. /bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. bacterium / tear ee euhm/. ubiquitous one celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom … Universalium
Bacterium — A single celled microorganism which can exist either as an independent (free living) organism or as a parasite (dependent upon another organism for life). Examples include: {{}}Acidophilus, a normal inhabitant of yogurt, Chlamydia, which causes… … Medical dictionary
bacteria — bac|te|ri|a [bækˈtıəriə US ˈtır ] n singular bacterium [ riəm] [plural] [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek bakterion stick, rod ; because of their shape] very small living things, some of which cause illness or disease →↑virus… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bacteria — [bækˈtɪəriə] noun [plural] very small living things that consist of a single cell. Some types of bacteria cause diseases. bacterial adj … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
