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bacteriologic
Variant of bacteriology
bacteriology
definition
bac·te·ri·ol·ogy (bak tir′ē äl′ə jē)
noun
the study of bacteria, either as a branch of medicine or as a science, important in food processing, agriculture, industry, etc.
Related Forms:
- bacteriologic bac·te′·ri·o·log′ic (-ē ə läj′ik) adjective or bacteriological bac·te′·rio·log′i·cal
- bacteriologically bac·te′·rio·log′i·cally adverb
- bacteriologist bac·te′·ri·ol′o·gist noun
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