not caused by or characterized by the presence of bacteria
abacterial in American English
(ˌeibækˈtɪəriəl)
adjective
not caused by or free from the presence of bacteria
Word origin
[1930–35; a-6 + bacterial]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, acoustic phonetics, cloverleaf, saddle stitch, uncertainty principle
Examples of 'abacterial' in a sentence
abacterial
However, viral etiology of chronic abacterial prostatitis has not been clearly confirmed yet.
Ye. Lytvynets, A. Fedoriv 2017, 'Ethiopathogenetic Peculiarities of Diagnosis, Clinical Course and Treatment of ChronicAbacterial Prostatitis', Galician Medical Journalhttp://ojs.ifnmu.edu.ua/index.php/gmj/article/view/824. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)