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abacterial

a·bac·te·ri·al
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey-bak-teer-ee-uh l]
    • /ˌeɪ bækˈtɪər i əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey-bak-teer-ee-uh l]
    • /ˌeɪ bækˈtɪər i əl/

Definitions of abacterial word

  • adjective abacterial not caused by or characterized by the presence of bacteria 3
  • adjective abacterial not caused by or free from the presence of bacteria. 1
  • noun abacterial Not caused by bacteria; characterized by a lack of bacteria. 1

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Origin of abacterial

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; a-6 + bacterial

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Parts of speech for Abacterial

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

abacterial popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

abacterial usage trend in Literature

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