bacteria

Study(6)

UK /bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/ US /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

harmful | beneficial

VERB + BACTERIA

attack, destroy, fight, kill

Washing your hands with soap helps destroy harmful bacteria on your skin.

PHRASES

a strain of bacteria

Definitions

noun

A type, species, or strain of bacterium.

Anaerobic bacteria function in the absence of oxygen, where as aerobic bacteria require sunlight and also oxygen. Both these bacterias are capable of breaking down the organic matter […]

Alternative form of bacterium.

Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).

noun

An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spi

bacterium

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Anaerobic bacteria function in the absence of oxygen, where as aerobic bacteria require sunlight and also oxygen. Both these bacterias are capable of breaking down the organic matter […]

Wiktionary

Pasteur experimented with bacteria.

Tatoeba · #35401

Bacteria will not breed in alcohol.

Tatoeba · #35480

Endometritis is a disease where bacteria enter the uterus and cause inflammation of the inner membrane.

Tatoeba · #329215

In order to isolate him from bacteria, and such, he is not allowed visitors.

Tatoeba · #329465

She's so stubborn. I bet if she ever gets reincarnated, she'd be a bacteria capable of living in empty space.

Tatoeba · #601190

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bacteria is marked as derogatory, slang, dated, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

Your note

not saved

0 chars