bacon
— Noun
– English
~ back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
Bacon
— Noun
– English
~ English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)
Bacon
— Noun
– English
~ English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
bacteremia
— Noun
– English
~ transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
bacteremic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to or having bacteremia
bacteria
— Noun
– English
~ (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
bacteriacide
— Noun
– English
~ any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
bacteriaemia
— Noun
– English
~ transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
bacterial
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or caused by bacteria; "bacterial infection"
bacterially
— Adverb
– English
~ by bacteria; "spreads bacterially"
bactericidal
— Adjective
– English
~ preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
bactericide
— Noun
– English
~ any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
bactericide
— Noun
– English
~ any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
bacteriemia
— Noun
– English
~ transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
bacteriochlorophyll
— Noun
– English
~ a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
bacterioid
— Adjective
– English
~ resembling bacteria
bacterioidal
— Adjective
– English
~ resembling bacteria
bacteriologic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to bacteriology
bacteriological
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to bacteriology
bacteriologist
— Noun
– English
~ a biologist who studies bacteria