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
bacteriophagous
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to bacteriophages
bacteriostasis
— Noun
– English
~ inhibition of the growth of bacteria
bacteriostat
— Noun
– English
~ a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth
bacteriostatic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis
bacterise
— Verb
– English
~ subject to the action of bacteria
bacterium
— 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
bacterize
— Verb
– English
~ subject to the action of bacteria
bacteroid
— Adjective
– English
~ resembling bacteria