monobacterial

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adjective

Relating to a single kind of bacterium.

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

adjectivemonobacterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to a single kind of bacterium.

    We have demonstrated that the immune response to polybacterial infection with 4 bacteria differs significantly from monobacterial infections, and highlights the importance of studying the effects of polybacterial infections.

    2015 December 1, “Polymicrobial Oral Infection with Four Periodontal Bacteria Orchestrates a Distinct Inflammatory Response and Atherosclerosis in ApoE null Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  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. Englishmonobacterial

From mono- + bacterial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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