paucibacterial

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adjective

Containing few bacteria

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

adjectivepaucibacterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableContaining few bacteria

    Synonyms: paucimicrobial

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveContaining few bacteria

Similar
paucimicrobial
Also see
paucimicrobial

Origin

  1. Englishpauci-
  2. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  3. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  4. New Latinbactēria
  5. Englishbacteria
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Englishbacterial
  9. Englishpaucibacterial

From pauci- + bacterial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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