bacteriology

[ bak-teer-ee-ol-uh-jee ]

/ bækˌtɪər iˈɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.

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Origin of bacteriology

First recorded in 1880–85; bacterio- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM bacteriology

bac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal

[bak-teer-ee-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /bækˌtɪər i əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, bac·te·ri·o·log·ic, adjectivebac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbbac·te·ri·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby bacteriology

bacteriocinogenic plasmid, bacteriogenic, bacteriogenic agglutination, bacteriol., bacteriological warfare, bacteriology, bacteriolysin, bacteriolysis, bacteriopexy, bacteriophage, bacteriopsonin

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How to use bacteriology in a sentence

A study of blood bacteriology is useful, but is hardly practicable for the practitioner.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Bacteriology, which first took away the idea of diathesis, is now giving it back.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
Essentials of Bacteriology: being a concise and systematic introduction to the Study of Micro-organisms.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
There have been great discoveries made in chemistry, biology, bacteriology and medicine within recent years.
The Popular Science Monthly, September, 1900|Various

Bacteriology owes its scientific content to the method of isolation and culture of microbes.
The Montessori Method|Maria Montessori

British Dictionary definitions for bacteriology

bacteriology

/ (bækˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of science concerned with the study of bacteria

Derived forms of bacteriology

bacteriological (bækˌtɪərɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivebacteriologically, adverbbacteriologist, noun

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Medical definitions for bacteriology

bacteriology

[ băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ə-jē ]

The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.

Other words from bacteriology

bac•te′ri•o•log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk) adj.bac•te′ri•ol′o•gist n.

Scientific definitions for bacteriology

bacteriology

[ băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ə-jē ]

The scientific study of bacteria, especially bacteria that cause disease.