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bacteriology
[ bak-teer-ee-ol-uh-jee ]
noun
- a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
bacteriology
/ bækˌtɪərɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; bækˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the branch of science concerned with the study of bacteria
bacteriology
/ băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ə-jē /
- The scientific study of bacteria, especially bacteria that cause disease.
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Derived Forms
- bacteriological, adjective
- bacˌteriˈologist, noun
- bacˌterioˈlogically, adverb
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Other Words From
- bac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal [bak-teer-ee-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], bac·teri·o·logic adjective
- bac·teri·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
- bac·teri·olo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bacteriology1
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Example Sentences
A study of blood bacteriology is useful, but is hardly practicable for the practitioner.
Bacteriology, which first took away the idea of diathesis, is now giving it back.
Essentials of Bacteriology: being a concise and systematic introduction to the Study of Micro-organisms.
There have been great discoveries made in chemistry, biology, bacteriology and medicine within recent years.
Bacteriology owes its scientific content to the method of isolation and culture of microbes.
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