bacterial

[bækˈtɪəɹiəɫ]adjective4 syllables

Bacterial means: relating to or caused by bacteria.

What does bacterial mean?1

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relating to or caused by bacteria“bacterial infection”

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Bacterial in a sentence

Penicillin is a first-line treatment for bacterial infections, but doesn't work against viruses.mccarras
Bacterial colonization of the intestine occurs after birth.papabear
My neighbor had his feet amputated due to a bacterial infection.corvard
He noticed that this drug seemed to inhibit bacterial growth.vvv123
The wound is festering with a bacterial infection.Eccles17
Yanni sprayed his goat's udder with bacterial spray.Amastan
Keep the fish tank clean to prevent bacterial growth.Amastan
The plasmid and the nucleoid are bacterial components that contain DNA.mervert1

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