Main Entry: bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural bac·te·ri·ol·o·gies

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-ˈläj-ik\ or bac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal \-ˈläj-i-kəl\ adjective

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