bacterialization

noun

The treatment of a crop with bacteria in order to promote growth, nutrient uptake etc.

OriginEnglish bacterial ← New Latin bactēria ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion) →
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Meanings

nounbacterialization (countable and uncountable, plural bacterializations)

plural bacterializations

  1. countableuncountableThe treatment of a crop with bacteria in order to promote growth, nutrient uptake etc.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  2. New Latinbactēria
  3. Englishbacteria
  4. Englishbacterial
  5. Englishbacterialization

From bacterial + -ization.

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Translations

Italian batterizzazione
  • batterizzazioneThe treatment of a crop with bacteria
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APA

bacterialization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacterialization

MLA

“bacterialization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacterialization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacterialization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacterialization.

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