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bacteriological

bacteriological

3 6.9
Relating to the study of bacteria, for example lab tests
  • adjective
  • /ˌbæktɪrɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bacteriológico
  • Between 1976 and 1991, about 40 outbreaks of serious infections were traced to waterborne bacteriological impurities.
  • Bacteriological Laboratory
  • bacteriological quality
  • bacteriological standard

Examples

  • The national TB network includes all the laboratories performing bacteriological TB diagnosis in the country; therefore, the patients in this study represent all newly diagnosed MDR TB cases in Argentina.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The bacteriological analyses were determined by the membrane filtration technique (Millipore) (APHA, AWWA, & WEF, 2005).

    Academic text (2010)

  • The primary concern with drinking water quality is bacteriological contamination.

    Academic text (2005)

  • A variety of generic sanitizers are used to control bacteriological hazards in the food industry.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The effective prevention and etiological therapy of this disease requires precise bacteriological diagnosis along with sensitivity testing of microbial agents against various antimicrobials (Malinowski et al., 2002).

    Academic text (2013)

  • The primary concern with drinking water quality is bacteriological contamination.

  • A variety of generic sanitizers are used to control bacteriological hazards in the food industry.

  • Newsholme's use of bacteriological analyses to elucidate the source of milk contamination deserves attention.

Synonyms

bacterial
vsbacteriological
46 3.4

Connected with tiny living things that can make you ill

focuses on the scientific study of bacteria rather than effects or causes
microbial
vsbacteriological
  • Specialized
14 6.0

Relating to tiny living things like bacteria, viruses or fungi

is specific to the scientific study of bacteria rather than broad microscopic life
microbiological
vsbacteriological
  • Specialized
1 6.0

Relating to the study of very small living things like bacteria and viruses

focuses specifically on the scientific study of bacteria rather than all microbes
bacteriologic
vsbacteriological
  • Specialized
7.7

Connected with the study of bacteria

is the common adjective form with the same scientific sense

Compounds

bacteriological warfare
  • NSFW
8.3

To use germs as weapons to make people sick or die

Surface Forms

bacteriological positive

Morphology

bacteriological = bacteriology (transparent) = bacterio + log + y + ical

The adjective is the regular form built from the technical noun 'bacteriology' plus the adjectival suffix '-ical'.

Etymology

Bacteriological comes from the root bacterio-, which refers to bacteria and originally meant 'small rod' because early scientists saw these tiny rod-shaped germs, and the ending -logical is like -logy in biology, meaning 'study of', so bacteriological means 'relating to the study of bacteria'.