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BACTERIZATION

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bac⋅te⋅rize

  [bak-tuh-rahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -rized, -riz⋅ing.
to change in composition by means of bacteria.
Also, especially British, bac⋅te⋅rise.

Origin:
1910–15; bacter- + -ize

Related forms:
bac⋅te⋅ri⋅za⋅tion, noun
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bac·te·rize   (bāk'tə-rīz')   
tr.v.   bac·te·rized, bac·te·riz·ing, bac·te·riz·es
To change the composition of (something) by means of bacterial action.
bac'te·ri·za'tion (-rĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bac·te·rize
Variant: or British bac·te·rise /'bak-t&-"rIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-rized or British -rised;-riz·ing or British -ris·ing
: to subject to bacterial action —bac·te·ri·za·tion or British bac·te·ri·sa·tion /"bak-t&-r&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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