extrabacterially

adverb

In an extrabacterial manner

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

adverbextrabacterially (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn an extrabacterial manner

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  4. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  5. Latinexter
  6. Latinextrā
  7. Englishextra-
  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. Englishbacterially
  16. Englishextrabacterially

From extra- + bacterially.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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