intrabacterial

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adjective

Within a bacterium.

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

adjectiveintrabacterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithin a bacterium.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  7. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  8. New Latinbactēria
  9. Englishbacteria
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Englishbacterial
  13. Englishintrabacterial

From intra- + bacterial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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