bacterio- /bak-tē-ri-ō-/, bacteri- /bak-tē-ri-/ or bacter- /bak-tər-/

Relating to bacteria

bacteraemia or (US) bacteremia /-ēˈmi-ə/ noun

The presence of bacteria in the blood

bacteraeˈmic or (US) bactereˈmic adjective

bactēricīˈdal adjective

bactēˈricide noun

A substance that destroys bacteria

bactēriochlorophyll /-klorˈ or -klōrˈō-fil/ noun

In some bacteria, a substance related to the chlorophyll of green plants

bactēriologˈical adjective

bactēriolˈogist noun

bactēriolˈogy noun

The scientific study of bacteria

bactēriolȳˈsin (or /-olˈi-/) noun

An antibody that destroys bacteria

bactēriolˈysis noun

(Gr lysis dissolution) destruction of bacteria by an antibody

bactēriolytˈic adjective

bacteriophage /bak-tēˈri-ō-fāj or -fäzh/ noun

(Gr phagein to eat) any of a large number of viruses, present in the atmosphere, soil, water, living things, etc, whose function is to destroy bacteria

bactēriōˈsis noun

Any bacterial plant disease

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