Related Words for bacteria

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WordSyllablesCategories
microorganisms
xx/xxx
Noun, Noun
microbes
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Noun
bacterial
x/xx
Adjective
pathogens
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Noun
organisms
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Noun
germs
/
Noun
fungi
/x
Noun, Adverb, Verb
staphylococci
xxx/x
Noun
bacteroides
x/x
Name
lactobacilli
xxx/x
Noun
bacilli
x/x
Noun
protozoa
xx/x
Noun
viruses
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Noun
mycobacteria
/xx/xx
Noun
infections
x/x
Noun
biofilm
xx/
Noun
yeasts
/
Noun
bacteriophages
x/xxxx
Noun
archaea
xxx
Noun
microflora
/x/x
Noun
anaerobes
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Noun
toxins
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Noun
contaminants
x/xx
Noun
amoeba
x/x
Noun
algae
/x
Noun, Adverb
pathogenic
xx/x
Adjective
cyanobacteria
x/xx/xx
Noun
streptococcus
xx/x
Noun
endotoxins
xx/x
Noun
enterobacter
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Name
spores
/
Noun
phages
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Noun
prokaryotes
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Noun
pseudomonas
xx/x
Name
mycobacterium
/xx/xx
Name
parasites
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Noun
actinomycetes
x/x//x
Noun
helicobacter
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Name
penicillium
xx/xx
Name
enterococci
xxx/x
Noun
fungal
/x
Adjective
culture
/x
Noun
strain
/
Noun
colony
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Noun
streptomyces
xxxx
Name
coli
/x
Noun
shigella
x/x
Name
listeria
x/xx
Name
klebsiella
/x/x
Name
cell count
//
Phrase, Noun
legionella
/x/x
Name
stab
/
Noun
microbiota
xxx/x
Noun
proteus
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Name
sporulation
/x/x
Noun
flora
/x
Noun
corynebacterium
/xx/xx
Name
variably
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Adverb
nodule
/x
Adjective
gram
/
Verb
heterotrophic
xxx/x
Adjective
autotrophic
xx/x
Adjective
coliform
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Noun
probiotic
xx/x
Adjective
thermophilic
xx/x
Adjective
reducing
x/x
Adjective
rickettsia
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Noun
endophytic
xx/x
Adjective
protists
xx
Noun
microalgae
/x/x
Noun
commensal
x/x
Adjective
aerobic
x/x
Noun
antimicrobials
xxx/xx
Noun
bacteriological
x/xx/xx
Adjective
biology
x/xx
Noun
blight
/
Noun, Verb
bloodstream
/x
Noun
bug
/
Noun, Verb
cell
/
Noun, Verb
cerebellum
/x/x
Noun
disease
x/
Noun, Verb
disgusting
x/x
Adjective
duty
/x
Noun
fetus
/x
Noun
gross
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
growth
/
Noun
illness
/x
Noun
inhabit
x/x
Verb
isolates
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Verb
kidneys
/x
Noun
lactic
/x
Adjective
listeriosis
x/x/x
Noun
micro
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
microscope
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Noun, Verb
mold
/
Noun, Verb
nuclei
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Noun
rod
/
Noun, Verb
science
/x
Noun, Verb
sick
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
small
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
yogurt
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Noun
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
daylight
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Noun, Verb
dialect
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Noun
standard
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Adjective, Noun
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
cluster
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Noun, Verb
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
collocation
xx/x
Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
grape
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pigeon
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Noun, Verb
literally
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Adverb