magnetobacterial

adjective

Relating to the magnetotactic bacteria

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

adjectivemagnetobacterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyRelating to the magnetotactic bacteria

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  11. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  12. New Latinbactēria
  13. Englishbacteria
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishbacterial
  17. Englishmagnetobacterial

From magneto- + bacterial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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