| ACINETOBACTER | • acinetobacter n. Any bacterium of the genus Acinetobacter. • Acinetobacter prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Moraxellaceae – aerobic, Gram-negative, non-motile bacteria which… • ACINETOBACTER n. a kind of bacteria, instrumental in causing respiratory disease. |
| ANTIBACTERIAL | • antibacterial adj. (Pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria. • antibacterial adj. (Archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria. • antibacterial n. (Pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria. |
| BACTERIOCIDAL | • bacteriocidal adj. Alternative form of bactericidal. |
| BACTERIOCIDES | • bacteriocides n. Plural of bacteriocide. |
| BACTERIOLOGIC | • bacteriologic adj. Bacteriological. • BACTERIOLOGIC adj. relating to bacteriology, also BACTERIOLOGICAL. |
| BACTERIOLYSES | • bacteriolyses n. Plural of bacteriolysis. • bacteriolyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bacteriolyse. • BACTERIOLYSIS n. destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells. |
| BACTERIOLYSIN | • bacteriolysin n. Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium. • BACTERIOLYSIN n. an antibody that destroys bacteria. |
| BACTERIOLYSIS | • bacteriolysis n. The destruction of bacteria by lysis. • BACTERIOLYSIS n. destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells. |
| BACTERIOLYTIC | • bacteriolytic adj. Of, relating to, or causing bacteriolysis. • bacteriolytic adj. Antibiotic. • BACTERIOLYTIC adj. relating to bacteriolysis. |
| BACTERIOPHAGE | • bacteriophage n. (Microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria. • BACTERIOPHAGE n. a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
| BACTERIOPHAGY | • bacteriophagy n. The feeding on bacteria. • BACTERIOPHAGY n. the eating of bacteria. |
| BACTERIOSTATS | • bacteriostats n. Plural of bacteriostat. • BACTERIOSTAT n. an agent that causes bacteriostasis. |
| BACTERIOTOXIN | • bacteriotoxin n. Any toxin produced by a bacterium. • bacteriotoxin n. Any material that is toxic to bacteria. • BACTERIOTOXIN n. a toxin of bacterial origin. |
| BACTERISATION | • BACTERISATION n. treatment with bacteria, also BACTERIZATION. |
| BACTERIZATION | • bacterization n. The act or process of bacterizing. • BACTERIZATION n. treatment with bacteria, also BACTERISATION. |
| CAMPYLOBACTER | • campylobacter n. Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning. • Campylobacter prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Campylobacteraceae – the campylobacter bacteria. • CAMPYLOBACTER n. a bacterium that is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans, and also of abortion in cattle and sheep. |
| CYANOBACTERIA | • cyanobacteria n. Plural of cyanobacterium. • Cyanobacteria prop.n. The only photosynthetic prokaryotes able to produce oxygen. • CYANOBACTERIUM n. a blue-green alga. |
| MYCOBACTERIAL | • mycobacterial adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria. • MYCOBACTERIAL adj. relating to mycobacteria. |
| MYCOBACTERIUM | • mycobacterium n. (Bacteriology) Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases… • Mycobacterium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Mycobacteriaceae – certain rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, that cause… • MYCOBACTERIUM n. any of a genus of bacteria that includes the pathogens causing tuberculosis and leprosy. |
| NITROBACTERIA | • nitrobacteria n. Plural of nitrobacterium. • NITROBACTERIUM n. a bacterium that convert ammonium compounds into nitrites, and esp. those that convert nitrites into nitrates. |