photobacterial

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adjective

Of or pertaining to photobacteria

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

adjectivephotobacterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to photobacteria

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  9. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  10. New Latinbactēria
  11. Englishbacteria
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishbacterial
  15. Englishphotobacterial

From photo- + bacterial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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