bacterize
American
[bak-tuh-rahyz]
/ ˈbæk təˌraɪz /
especially British,
bacterise
verb (used with object)
bacterized, bacterizing
Other Word Forms
- bacterization noun
Etymology
Origin of bacterize
First recorded in 1910–15; bacter- ( def. ) + -ize
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