Meanings
nounbacteriography (uncountable)
- uncountableartThe art of creating pictures by growing bacteria and using a light mask to selectively sterilize regions.
Origin
From bacterio- + -graphy. From forming pictures out of bacteria. Coined by Zachary Copfer, who invented the process.
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bacteriography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriography
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“bacteriography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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