Main Entry: bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-ˈä-lə-jē\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1884

1 : a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture
2 : bacterial life and phenomena

— bac·te·ri·o·log·ic \bak-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈlä-jik\ or bac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal \-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

— bac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— bac·te·ri·ol·o·gist \(ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-ˈä-lə-jist\ noun