- bacterial
- adjective
Date: 1871
of, relating to, or caused by bacteria <bacterial infection> • bacterially adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bacterial
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Bacterial — Bac*te ri*al, a. (Biol.) Of, pertaining to, or caused by bacteria. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bacterial — (adj.) 1869, from BACTERIA (Cf. bacteria) + AL (Cf. al) (1) … Etymology 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 — [[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 — adj. Bacterial is used with these nouns: ↑contamination, ↑disease, ↑growth, ↑infection, ↑meningitis, ↑pneumonia, ↑resistance, ↑strain … Collocations dictionary
bacterial — adjective relating to or caused by bacteria (Freq. 14) bacterial infection • Pertains to noun: ↑bacteria • Derivationally related forms: ↑bacteria, ↑bacterium … Useful english dictionary
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