enterobacteriologist

noun

An expert on enterobacteria.

OriginEnglish bacteriologist ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos →
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Meanings

nounenterobacteriologist (plural enterobacteriologists)

plural enterobacteriologists

  1. An expert on enterobacteria.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  4. New Latinentero-
  5. Englishentero-
  6. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  7. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  8. New Latinbactērium
  9. Englishbacterio-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  13. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  14. Englishbacteriologist
  15. Englishenterobacteriologist

From entero- + bacteriologist.

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APA

enterobacteriologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterobacteriologist

MLA

“enterobacteriologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterobacteriologist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enterobacteriologist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterobacteriologist.

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