bacteria
ubiquitous one-celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod-shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising numerous and variously classified phyla: among the inestimable number of species are those involved in fermentation, putrefaction, infectious diseases, and nitrogen fixation.
Origin of bacteria
1Other words from bacteria
- bac·te·ri·al, adjective
- bac·te·ri·al·ly, adverb
- non·bac·te·ri·al, adjective
- non·bac·te·ri·al·ly, adverb
- See also Bacteria, domain (def. 6).
Other definitions for Bacteria (2 of 2)
(in the three-domain system of classification) the taxonomic domain comprising the bacteria.
Origin of Bacteria
2- See also domain (def. 6).
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How to use bacteria in a sentence
After their split, Jim Friel died shockingly at age 48 of bacterial meningitis.
He recently received federal funding to research PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate), a bioplastic made through bacterial fermentation.
However, once participants stopped pulling oil, bacterial counts began to increase.
“Oil is antimicrobial and gets into the tissues of the mouth to inhibit bacterial growth,” says Caldecott.
Bacterial pathogens include gonorrhea (yes) which can cause blindness in a matter of hours, and chlamydia.
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Wright and his followers regard the opsonic index as an index of the power of the body to combat bacterial invasion.
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A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe bacterial infection was proved by culture from the eyes and nose, usually yielding the staphylococcus.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawThe wine would cleanse and at least inhibit bacterial growth.
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British Dictionary definitions for bacteria
/ (bækˈtɪərɪə) /
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
Origin of bacteria
1Derived forms of bacteria
- bacterial, adjective
- bacterially, adverb
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Scientific definitions for bacteria
[ băk-tîr′ē-ə ]
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Cultural definitions for bacteria
sing. bacterium
Microorganisms made up of a single cell that has no distinct nucleus. Bacteria reproduce by fission or by forming spores.
Notes for bacteria
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