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bacter-
bacter-pref. Variant of bacterio-.bac•te•ri•a (bækˈtɪər i ə) n.pl., sing. -te•ri•um (-ˈtɪər i əm) any of numerous groups of microscopic one-celled organisms constituting the phylum Schizomycota, of the kingdom Monera, various species of which are involved in infectious diseases, nitrogen fixation, fermentation, or putrefaction. [1905–10; < New Latin < Greek baktḗria, pl. of baktḗrion; see bacterium] bac•te′ri•al, adj. bac•te′ri•al•ly, adv. EncyclopediaSeebacteriabacter-
bacter(io)- word element [Gr.], bacteria. |