bacteriology
a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
Origin of bacteriology
1Other words from bacteriology
- bac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal [bak-teer-ee-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /bækˌtɪər i əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, bac·te·ri·o·log·ic, adjective
- bac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- bac·te·ri·ol·o·gist, noun
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How to use bacteriology in a sentence
The individual organisms of the simplest kind, which bacteriologists call "bacteria-cells," are not real nucleated cells.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelAmong those bacteriologists of my generation who are still living the majority have already ceased from working.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916 | Olga MetchnikoffJust why this is so, bacteriologists have not satisfactorily explained.
This arises from the fact that they refuse to grow on the ordinary solid cultivating media used by bacteriologists.
Manures and the principles of manuring | Charles Morton AikmanLater on in England anthrax was actually found by other bacteriologists in some of these brushes, according to reports published.
On the Fringe of the Great Fight | George G. Nasmith
British Dictionary definitions for bacteriology
/ (bækˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /
the branch of science concerned with the study of bacteria
Derived forms of bacteriology
- bacteriological (bækˌtɪərɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
- bacteriologically, adverb
- bacteriologist, noun
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Scientific definitions for bacteriology
[ băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ə-jē ]
The scientific study of bacteria, especially bacteria that cause disease.
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