bacteriology

bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy

noun \(ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-ˈä-lə-jē\

Definition of BACTERIOLOGY

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

Origin of BACTERIOLOGY

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1884

Other Microbiology Terms

pathogen, salmonella, tetanus

Rhymes with BACTERIOLOGY

endocrinology, epistemology, Gestalt psychology, kinesiology, metapsychology, microbiology, nanotechnology, neurobiology, neuropsychology, paleontology, parasitology, phenomenology