epibacterial

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adjective

Relating to epibacteria

OriginEnglish bacterial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin bactēria →
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Meanings

adjectiveepibacterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to epibacteria

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Hellenic*epí
  5. Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
  6. Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
  7. Englishepi-
  8. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  9. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  10. New Latinbactēria
  11. Englishbacteria
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishbacterial
  15. Englishepibacterial

From epi- + bacterial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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