Meanings
adjectiveabacterial (comparative more abacterial, superlative most abacterial)
comparative more abacterial · superlative most abacterial
- Not caused by bacteria; characterized by a lack of bacteria.
an abacterial prostatitis model for studying immune cells
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactēria
- Englishbacteria
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishbacterial
- Englishabacterial
From a- (“without”) + bacterial.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch abacterieel
- abacterieelnot caused by bacteria, characterized by lack of bacteria
Esperanto senbakteria
- senbakterianot caused by bacteria, characterized by lack of bacteria
Finnish abakteriaalinen
- abakteriaalinennot caused by bacteria, characterized by lack of bacteria
Portuguese abacteriano
- abacterianonot caused by bacteria, characterized by lack of bacteria
Romanian abacterian
- abacteriannot caused by bacteria, characterized by lack of bacteria
Swedish icke-bakteriell
- icke-bakteriellnot caused by bacteria, characterized by lack of bacteria
Welsh anfacterol
- anfacterolnot caused by bacteria, characterized by lack of bacteria
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APA
abacterial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abacterial
MLA
“abacterial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abacterial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abacterial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abacterial.
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