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- [bak-teer-ee-uh]
- /bækˈtɪər i ə/
- /bækˈtɪə.ri.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bak-teer-ee-uh]
- /bækˈtɪər i ə/
Definitions of bacterial word
- adjective bacterial Bacterial is used to describe things that relate to or are caused by bacteria. 3
- noun bacterial (microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria. 1
- adjective bacterial relating to bacteria 1
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Origin of bacterial
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10; < New Latin < Greek baktḗria, plural of baktḗrion; see bacterium
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Parts of speech for Bacterial
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pronoun
preposition
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bacterial popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bacterial
adjective bacterial
- microbial — a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- bacteriologic — a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
- infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- infective — infectious.
- contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
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