bacteriology

noun

bac·​te·​ri·​ol·​o·​gy (ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-ˈä-lə-jē 

1

: a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture

2

: bacterial life and phenomena

bacteriologic

bak-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈlä-jik 

adjective

or bacteriological

bak-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

bacteriologically

bak-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

bacteriologist

(ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-ˈä-lə-jist 

noun

Examples of bacteriology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The only other person in the lab was Cargill, whose studies in bacteriology were funded by student loans and part-time jobs. — John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025

The furor was partly due to skepticism over the relatively new field of medical bacteriology. — Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025

Although bacteriology was advancing rapidly, viruses were still not well understood. — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025

Born and raised in rural Iowa, Cox received a bachelor’s degree in bacteriology from Iowa State University. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Apr. 2026

Through the ‘60s and ‘70s, Patton led a bacteriology and serology laboratory before going on to write for the New York Courier. — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 31 May 2023

The professor shared his expertise in bacteriology and immunology, and views related to the federal response to pandemics during a discussion directly related to the course material, UW-Madison spokesperson John Lucas said. — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bacteriology

• aetiology
• anthropology
• archaeology
• archeology
• audiology
• cardiology
• climatology
• cohomology
• cosmetology
• criminology
• demonology
• dermatology

Kids Definition

bacteriology

noun

bac·​te·​ri·​ol·​o·​gy (ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē 

1

: a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture

2

: bacterial life, facts, and events of scientific interest

bacteriologic

-ē-ə-ˈläj-ik 

adjective

or bacteriological

-ˈläj-i-kəl 

Medical Definition

bacteriology

noun

bac·​te·​ri·​ol·​o·​gy (ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē 

plural bacteriologies

1

: a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture

2

: bacterial life and phenomena

bacteriologic

bak-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈläj-ik 

adjective

or bacteriological

-ˈläj-i-kəl 

bacteriologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb