Meanings
nounbacteriology (usually uncountable, plural bacteriologies)
plural bacteriologies
- uncountableusuallybiologyThe scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
Origin
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactērium
- Englishbacterio-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishbacteriology
Translations
Catalan bacteriologia
- bacteriologiascientific study of bacteria
Chinese Mandarin 細菌學 /细菌学
- 細菌學 /细菌学 (xìjùnxué)scientific study of bacteria
Czech bakteriologie
- bakteriologiescientific study of bacteria
Danish bakteriologi
- bakteriologiscientific study of bacteria
Dutch bacteriologie
- bacteriologiescientific study of bacteria
Esperanto bakteriologio
- bakteriologioscientific study of bacteria
Finnish bakteriologia
- bakteriologiascientific study of bacteria
French bactériologie
- bactériologiescientific study of bacteria
German Bakteriologie, Bakterienkunde
- Bakteriologiescientific study of bacteria
- Bakterienkundescientific study of bacteria
Greek βακτηριολογία
- βακτηριολογία (vaktiriología)scientific study of bacteria
Hebrew בקטריולוגיה
- בקטריולוגיה (bacteriológya)scientific study of bacteria
Hungarian bakteriológia
- bakteriológiascientific study of bacteria
Indonesian bakteriologi
- bakteriologiscientific study of bacteria
Irish baictéareolaíocht
- baictéareolaíochtscientific study of bacteria
Italian batteriologia
- batteriologiascientific study of bacteria
Japanese 細菌学
- 細菌学 (saikingaku)scientific study of bacteria
Latin bactēriologia
- bactēriologiascientific study of bacteria
Latvian bakterioloģija
- bakterioloģijascientific study of bacteria
Lithuanian bakteriològija
- bakteriològijascientific study of bacteria
Malay bakteriologi, kaji kuman
- bakteriologiscientific study of bacteria
- kaji kumanscientific study of bacteria
Norwegian Bokmål bakteriologi
- bakteriologiscientific study of bacteria
Persian باکتریولوژی, باکتریشناسی
- باکتریولوژی (bâkteriyoloži)scientific study of bacteria
- باکتریشناسی (bākterīšenāsī)scientific study of bacteria
Polish bakteriologia
- bakteriologiascientific study of bacteria
Portuguese bacteriologia
- bacteriologiascientific study of bacteria
Romanian bacteriologie
- bacteriologiescientific study of bacteria
Russian бактериоло́гия
- бактериоло́гия (bakteriológija)scientific study of bacteria
Slovak bakteriológia
- bakteriológiascientific study of bacteria
Spanish bacteriología
- bacteriologíascientific study of bacteria
Swedish bakteriologi
- bakteriologiscientific study of bacteria
Turkish bakteriyoloji
- bakteriyolojiscientific study of bacteria
Ukrainian бактеріоло́гія
- бактеріоло́гія (bakteriolóhija)scientific study of bacteria
Yiddish באַקטעריאָלאָגיע
- באַקטעריאָלאָגיע (bakteryologye)scientific study of bacteria
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bacteriology
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APA
bacteriology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriology
MLA
“bacteriology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacteriology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriology.
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