| bacterio-, (sometimes before a vowel) bacteri- or (sometimes before a vowel) bacter- | |
| —combining form | |
| indicating bacteria or an action or condition relating to or characteristic of bacteria: bacteriology; bactericide; bacteroid | |
| [New Latin, from | |
| bacteri-, (sometimes before a vowel) bacteri- or (sometimes before a vowel) bacter- | |
| —combining form | |
| [New Latin, from | |
| bacter-, (sometimes before a vowel) bacteri- or (sometimes before a vowel) bacter- | |
| —combining form | |
| [New Latin, from | |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
bacterio- or bacteri- or bacter-
pref.
Bacteria; bacterial: bacteriology.