bac·te·ri·a (b k-tîr  - )n. Plural of bacterium. |
bacteria [bækˈtɪərɪə]
pl n sing -rium [-rɪəm]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) a very large group of microorganisms comprising one of the three domains of living organisms. They are prokaryotic, unicellular, and either free-living in soil or water or parasites of plants or animals See also prokaryote
[plural of New Latin bacterium, from Greek baktērion, literally: a little stick, from baktron rod, staff]
bacterial adj
bacterially adv
| bacteria (bk-tîr-) Plural of bacterium. |
Bacteria
the branch of biology that studies and classifies bacteria. — bacteriologist, n. — bacteriologic, bacteriological, adj.
a strong resistance by bacteria to absorbing stains. — chromatophobic, adj.
a bacterium that grows well in the presence of hemoglobin. — hemophilic, adj.
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and pathogenic protozoa. — microbiologist, n.
an abnormal fear of microorganisms. — microphobic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  bacteria - (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plantsimmune reaction, immune response, immunologic response - a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen bioremediation - the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances micro-organism, microorganism - any organism of microscopic size acidophil, acidophile - an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora - a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant bacteroid - a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants) eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella Calymmatobacterium, genus Calymmatobacterium - a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale Francisella, genus Francisella - a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans) gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae - the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea legionella, Legionella pneumophilia - the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease nitrobacterium - any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates penicillin-resistant bacteria - bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin pus-forming bacteria - bacteria that produce pus rod - any rod-shaped bacterium diplococcus - Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs superbug - a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics resistance - the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) microphage - a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria) microbiology - the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans |
bacteria
plural noun microorganisms, viruses, bugs (slang), germs, microbes, pathogens, bacilli Chlorine is added to kill bacteria.
Translations
n pl bacteria [bakˈtiəriə]
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. bakterie, bakterieë بَكْتيريا، جَراثيم бактерии bakterie bakterier die Bakterien βακτηρίδια bacteria bakterid باکتری bakteerit bactérie(s) בַּקטֶריוֹת जीवाणु bakterija baktérium(ok) bakteri gerlar, bakteríur batteri 細菌 박테리아 bakterija baktērija bakteria bacteria an bakterie bakterie bactéria bacterii бактерии baktérie bakterije bakterija bakterier แบคทีเรีย bakteriler 細菌 бактерії جراثیم vi khuẩn 细菌
n bacˌteriˈology [-ˈolədʒi]
the study of bacteria. bakteriologie عِلْمُ الجَراثيم бактериология bakteriologie bakteriologi die Bakteriologie βακτηριολογία bacteriología bakterioloogia باکتری شناسی bakteriologia bactériologie בַּקטֶריוֹלוֹגיָה जीवाणु विज्ञान bakteriologija bakteriológia ilmu bakteri gerla-/bakteríufræði batteriologia 細菌学 세균학 bakteriologija bakterioloģija bakteriologi bacteriologie bakteriologi bakteriologia bacteriologia bacteriologie бактериология bakteriológia bakteriologija bakteriologija bakteriologi วิทยาแบคทีเรีย bakteriyoloji 細菌學 бактеріологія علمِ جراثیم vi khuẩn học 细菌学
adj bacˌterioˈlogical [ˈlo-]
bakteriologies جُرثومي، بَكتيريولوجي бактериологичен bakteriologický bakteriologisk bakteriologisch βακτηριολογικός bacteriológico bakterioloogiline باکتری شناختی bakteriologinen bactériologiste בַּקטֶרִיאָלִי जीवाणु विज्ञान bakteriološki bakteriológiai gerla-/bakteríufræðilegur batteriologico 細菌学の 세균학의 bakteriologinis bakterioloģisks berkaitan bakteria bacteriologisch bakteriologisk bakteriologiczny bacteriológico bacteriologic бактериологический bakteriologický bakteriološki bakteriološki bakteriologisk เกี่ยวกับวิทยาแบคทีเรีย bakteriyolojik 細菌學的 бактеріологічний جراثیمی thuộc vi khuẩn học 细菌学的
n bacˌteriˈologist
bakterioloog عالِم جَراثيم бактериолог bakteriolog, bakterioložka bakteriolog der Bakteriologe/die Bakteriologin βακτηριολόγος bacteriólogo bakterioloog باکتری شناس bakteriologi bactériologue בַּקטֶריוֹלוֹג जीवाणु विज्ञानी bakteriolog bakteriológus ahli bakteri gerlafræðingur, bakteríufræðingur batteriologo 細菌学者 세균학자 bakteriologas bakteriologs ahli bakteriologi bacterioloog bakteriolog bakteriolog bacteriologista bacteriolog бактериолог bakteriológ, -ička bakteriolog bakteriolog bakteriolog นักวิทยาแบคทีเรีย bakteriyolog 細菌學家 бактеріолог ماہرِ جراثیم nhà vi khuẩn học 细菌学家
bacteria → بكتريا bakterie bakterie Bakterien βακτήρια bacteria bakteerit bactérie bakterije batteri バクテリア 박테리아 bacteriën bakterier bakteria bactéria бактерия bakterie เชื้อแบ็กทีเรีย bakteri vi khuẩn 细菌
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