bacteriology
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bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy
(băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ə-jē)n.
The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.
bac·te′ri·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), bac·te′ri·o·log′i·cal adj.
bac·te′ri·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.
bac·te′ri·ol′o·gist n.
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bacteriology
(bækˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ)n
(Microbiology) the branch of science concerned with the study of bacteria
bacteriological, bacteriologic adj
bacˌterioˈlogically adv
bacˌteriˈologist n
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bac•te•ri•ol•o•gy
(bækˌtɪər iˈɒl ə dʒi)n.
a branch of microbiology dealing with bacteria.
[1880–85]
bac•te`ri•o•log′i•cal (-əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.
bac•te`ri•o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.
bac•te`ri•ol′o•gist, n.
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bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy
(băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ə-jē) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease.
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bacteriology
the branch of biology that studies and classifies bacteria. — bacteriologist, n. — bacteriologic, bacteriological, adj.
See also: Bacteria-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | bacteriology - the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques culture medium, medium - (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms |
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Translations
عِلْمُ الجَراثيم
bakteriologie
bakteriologi
בקטריולוגיה
bakteriologija
bakteriológia
gerla-/bakteríufræîi
細菌学
bacteriologie
bakteriológia
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bacteriology
n → Bakteriologie f
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bacteria
(bakˈtiəriə) – singular bacˈterium (-əm) – noun plural organisms not able to be seen except under a microscope, found in rotting matter, in air, in soil and in living bodies, some being the germs of disease. a throat infection caused by bacteria.
bacˌteriˈology (-ˈolədʒi) noun the study of bacteria.
bacˌterioˈlogical (ˈlo-) adjectivebacˌteriˈologist noun
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bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy
n. bacteriología, ciencia que estudia las bacterias.
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