interbacterial

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adjective

Between bacteria (individuals, strains or species).

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

adjectiveinterbacterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween bacteria (individuals, strains or species).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  8. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  9. New Latinbactēria
  10. Englishbacteria
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishbacterial
  14. Englishinterbacterial

From inter- + bacterial.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

intercalibrate
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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