| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bacteriology |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b k-tîr  - l  -j |
| NOUN: | The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture. | | OTHER FORMS: | bac·teri·o·logic (--lj k) , bac·teri·o·logi·cal —ADJECTIVE
bac·teri·o·logi·cal·ly —ADVERB
bac·teri·olo·gist —NOUN
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