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
bacteriology
— Noun
– English
～ the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
bacteriolysis
— Noun
– English
～ dissolution or destruction of bacteria
bacteriolytic
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to or causing bacteriolysis
bacteriophage
— Noun
– English
～ a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"
bacteriophagic
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to bacteriophages