bacterin

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/ˈbæk.tə.ɹɪn/

noun

A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.

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

nounbacterin (plural bacterins)

plural bacterins

  1. A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.

    Any of the above may result in an improper bacterin being given[…]

    1914, Franklin Henry Martin, Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics, page 258
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    […] the object of bacterin therapy is to produce an active resistance […]

    1918, James William White, White and Martin's Genito-urinary surgery and venereal diseases, page 86

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  2. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  3. New Latinbactēria
  4. Englishbacteria
  5. Englishbacterin

From bacteria + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

centibarTribecanbactrine
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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