bacterial (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *bacterial*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	bacterial	relating to or caused by bacteria

bacterial > pronunciation
Sounds	baektih'riyahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *bacterial*: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	relating to or caused by bacteria.
Example	"bacterial infection"
Spanish	bacteriano, bacteriológico
Catalan	bacterià
Adjectives	antibacterial	destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth
Nouns	bacteria, bacterium	(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission
Adverbs	bacterially	by bacteria

HyperDic: bacterial