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bacterial

  • /bækˈtɪəɹiəl/ British, UK, Southern
  • [bækˈtɪəɹiəɫ] British, UK, Southern
  • /bækˈtɪɹ.i.əl/ Canada, US
  • [bækˈtɪɹ.i.əɫ] Canada, US
  • /bækˈtɪəɹiəl/ Australia
  • [bækˈtɪəɹiəɫ] Australia

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria. [The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].

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Closest in meaning: bacteriological, bacteria, microbial, microbiological, bacterium, salmonella, blight, biological, germ, algal, lactic, bacillar, bacillary, microbic, bacteriologic, septicemic

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adj of or caused by bacteria

Españolbacteriano, bacterial
中文微生物的 Wéishēngwù de
हिन्दीजीवाण्विक jīvāṇvik
Françaisbactérien
Deutschbakteriell
Italianobatterico
Русскийбактериа́льный bakteriálʹnyj

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"bacterial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bacterial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bacterial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bacterial

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"bacterial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bacterial.

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@misc{bacterial_2026,
  title = {bacterial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bacterial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}