bacteriology

One entry found for bacteriology.

Main Entry: bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: (")bak-"tir-E-'ä-l&-jE
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
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-"tir-E-&-'lä-jik/ or bac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal /-'lä-ji-k&l/ adjective
- bac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal·ly /-ji-k(&-)lE/ adverb
- bac·te·ri·ol·o·gist /(")bak-"tir-E-'ä-l&-jist/ noun