bacteriostat
— Noun
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～ a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth
bacteriostatic
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis
bacterise
— Verb
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～ subject to the action of bacteria
bacterium
— Noun
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～ (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
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～ subject to the action of bacteria
bacteroid
— Adjective
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～ resembling bacteria
bacteroid
— Noun
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～ a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
Bacteroidaceae
— Noun
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～ family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes
bacteroidal
— Adjective
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～ resembling bacteria
bacteroides
— Noun
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～ type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals
baculiform
— Adjective
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～ formed like a bacillus
bad
— Adverb
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～ with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"
bad
— Adverb
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～ very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"
bad
— Adjective
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～ not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"
bad
— Adjective
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～ having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
bad
— Adjective
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～ below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
bad
— Adjective
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～ reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"
bad
— Adjective
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～ not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
bad
— Adjective
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～ nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
bad
— Adjective
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～ characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life"