bacteriologic

adjective

bac·​te·​ri·​o·​log·​ic (ˈ)bak-¦tir-ē-ə-¦lä-jik 

variants or bacteriological

(ˈ)bak-¦tir-ē-ə-¦lä-ji-kəl 

: of or belonging to bacteriology

bacteriologically

(ˈ)bak-¦tir-ē-ə-¦lä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for bacteriologic

• histopathologic
• paleontologic
• biologic
• chronologic
• cytologic
• demagogic
• dialogic
• ecologic
• geologic
• histologic
• hydrologic
• lithologic