nonbacterial

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adjective

Not bacterial.

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

adjectivenonbacterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot bacterial.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  15. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  16. New Latinbactēria
  17. Englishbacteria
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Englishbacterial
  21. Englishnonbacterial

From non- + bacterial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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