bacteria

The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1910 · p. 43

[Plural of BACTERIUM.] bắc-të'r-i-al, a. [Eng., ., bacteria; and Eng. suff. -al.] Pertaining to bacteria. bắc-tër-i-ô-log-ic-al, a. [Eng. bacteri olog(y); -ical.) Pertaining to bacteriology. ( Athenœum, Nov. 26, 1887, p. 716.)