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bacteriological

American  
[bak-teer-ee-uh lahj-ik-uhl] / bækˌtɪər i ə ˈlɑdʒ ɪk əl /

adjective

  1. relating to bacteriology or bacteria.


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Infrastructure and Environment said routine bacteriological seawater samples taken on 18 and 19 May at Plemont, Grouville, Harve des Pas and Victoria Pool found the high levels of pollutants.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

They cannot be moved to cooler river waters until researchers rule out a bacteriological cause of the deaths.

From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2023

“If the material is composted, then we don’t have the bacteriological issues because that’s what the composting does — it kills the bacteria,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

Scottish microbiologist Alexander Fleming was studying “a purely academic bacteriological problem” when he stumbled on penicillin.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 5, 2022

Much fine butter, indeed, was made long before the bearing of bacteriological science upon the practice of dairying was recognized—made by using acid buttermilk from a previous churning.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

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