peribacterial

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adjective

Surrounding a bacterium

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

adjectiveperibacterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSurrounding a bacterium

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  5. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  6. New Latinbactēria
  7. Englishbacteria
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishbacterial
  11. Englishperibacterial

From peri- + bacterial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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