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Meaning of "bacteria" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BACTERIA

Plural of New Latin bacterium, from Greek baktērion, literally: a little stick, from baktron rod, staff.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BACTERIA

bacteria  [bækˈtɪərɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACTERIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bacteria is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BACTERIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bacteria

Bacteria

Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a number of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals. Bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth, and are present in most of its habitats. Bacteria inhabit soil, water, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, and the deep portions of Earth's crust. Bacteria also live in symbiotic and parasitic relationships with plants and animals. They are also known to have flourished in manned spacecraft. There are typically 40 million bacterial cells in a gram of soil and a million bacterial cells in a millilitre of fresh water. There are approximately 5×1030 bacteria on Earth, forming a biomass which exceeds that of all plants and animals. Bacteria are vital in recycling nutrients, with many of the stages in nutrient cycles dependent on these organisms, such as the fixation of nitrogen from the atmosphere and putrefaction. In the biological communities surrounding hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, bacteria provide the nutrients needed to sustain life by converting dissolved compounds such as hydrogen sulphide and methane to energy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BACTERIA


anterior
ænˈtɪərɪə
archaebacteria
ˌɑːkɪbækˈtɪərɪə
asteria
æsˈtɪərɪə
cafeteria
ˌkæfɪˈtɪərɪə
cowfeteria
ˌkaʊfɪˈtɪərɪə
criteria
kraɪˈtɪərɪə
cyanobacteria
ˌsaɪənəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
enterobacteria
ˌɛntərəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
eubacteria
ˌjuːbækˈtɪərɪə
groceteria
ˌɡrəʊsəˈtɪərɪə
interior
ɪnˈtɪərɪə
listeria
lɪsˈtɪərɪə
mycobacteria
ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
nitrobacteria
ˌnaɪtrəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
psalteria
sɔːlˈtɪərɪə
tearier
ˈtɪərɪə
trichobacteria
ˌtrɪkəʊˌbækˈtɪərɪə
ulterior
ʌlˈtɪərɪə
washateria
ˌwɒʃəˈtɪərɪə
washeteria
ˌwɒʃəˈtɪərɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACTERIA

bacteremic
bacteria bed
bacterial
bacterial ghost
bacterial plaque
bacterially
bacterian
bacteric
bactericidal
bactericidally
bactericide
bacterin
bacteriocin
bacterioid
bacteriol.
bacteriologic
bacteriological
bacteriological warfare
bacteriologically
bacteriologist

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACTERIA

Algeria
coliform bacteria
corynebacteria
feria
galleria
hatteria
hysteria
Iberia
imperia
Liberia
mass hysteria
ministeria
mob hysteria
Nigeria
nitric bacteria
nitrous bacteria
pizzeria
Santeria
Siberia
wisteria

Synonyms and antonyms of bacteria in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BACTERIA»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bacteria» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bacteria

Translation of «bacteria» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACTERIA

Find out the translation of bacteria to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bacteria from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bacteria» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

细菌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bacterias
570 millions of speakers

English

bacteria
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैक्टीरिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بَكْتِيريا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бактерия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bactéria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাকটেরিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bactérie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bakteria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bakterien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バクテリア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

박테리아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bakteri
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vi khuẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாக்டீரியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीवाणू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bakteriler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

batteri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bakteria
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бактерія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bacterii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βακτήρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bakterieë
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bakterie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bakterier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bacteria

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACTERIA»

The term «bacteria» is very widely used and occupies the 11.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACTERIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bacteria

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10 QUOTES WITH «BACTERIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bacteria.
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Bonnie Bassler
When antibiotics became industrially produced following World War II, our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously. No one thought bacteria were going to become resistant.
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Bonnie Bassler
You can find bacteria everywhere. They're invisible to us. I've never seen a bacterium, except under a microscope. They're so small, we don't see them, but they are everywhere.
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Bonnie Bassler
We mostly don't get sick. Most often, bacteria are keeping us well.
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Bonnie Bassler
We've all been sick; we're all afraid of infection. I think the easiest application to help people understand what quorum sensing is and why it's important to study is to tell them that if we could make the bacteria either deaf or mute, we could create new antibiotics.
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Bonnie Bassler
By weight, you are more human than bacteria, because your cells are bigger, but by numbers, it's not even close.
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Bonnie Bassler
What's great about bacteria is you have a surprise every day waiting for you because they're so fast, they grow overnight.
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Bonnie Bassler
Bacteria mineralized the rocks; they deposited the iron. They made the geology we see.
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Bonnie Bassler
You live in intimate association with bacteria, and you couldn't survive without them.
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Bonnie Bassler
All these bacteria that coat our skin and live in our intestines, they fend off bad bacteria. They protect us. And you can't even digest your food without the bacteria that are in your gut. They have enzymes and proteins that allow you to metabolize foods you eat.
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Bonnie Bassler
I think the easiest application to help people understand what quorum sensing is and why it's important to study is to tell them that if we could make the bacteria either deaf or mute, we could create new antibiotics.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACTERIA»

Discover the use of bacteria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bacteria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A field guide to bacteria
Written for curious souls of all ages, this title opens readers eyes--and noses and ears--to this hidden world. Useful illustrations accompany Dyer's lively text.
Betsey Dexter Dyer, 2003
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Bacteria
This volume is a unique international compilation for biotechnologists of data on the sources and uses of bacterial cells.
Leslie Rowland Hill, B. E. Kirsop, 1991
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Bacteria: Staph, Strep, Clostridium, and Other Bacteria
This book examines bacteria that are found in virtually every environment--including those that are characterized by extreme heat, cold, and depth--and, of course, bacteria that are found inside our bodies.
Judy Wearing, 2010
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Bacteria
A study of the single-celled disease-causing micro-organisms known as bacteria, discussing how they function, how they cause illness, and how we can protect ourselves against them.
Lesli J. Favor, 2004
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Lactic Acid Bacteria: Microbiological and Functional ...
Topics discussed in the new edition include: Revised taxonomy due to improved insights in genetics and new molecular biological techniques New discoveries related to the mechanisms of lactic acid bacterial metabolism and function An ...
Sampo Lahtinen, Arthur C. Ouwehand, Seppo Salminen, 2011
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Thermophilic Bacteria
Major topics discussed in the book include a general review on thermophilic bacteria and archaea; heterotropic bacilli; the genus Thermus; new and rare genera of aerobic heterophophs, such as Saccharococcus, Rhodothermus, and Scotohermus; ...
Jakob K. Kristjansson, 1991
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Bacteria: The Benign, the Bad, and the Beautiful
"This book introduces bacteria and basic microbiological concepts to readers without previous background in the subject.
Trudy M. Wassenaar, 2012
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Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria
This volume features the first review on bioremediation by sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Larry Barton, 1995
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Wastewater Bacteria
This straightforward manual equips plant technicians to meet these objectives with essential information to understand the biological processes and organisms involved in wastewater treatment.
Michael H. Gerardi, 2006
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Nitrogen Cycling in Bacteria: Molecular Analysis
This book will serve as a valuable reference work for everyone working in this field and will also be of interest to researchers studying symbioses, environmental microbiology, plant metabolism, infection events, and other prokaryote ...
James W. B. Moir, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACTERIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bacteria is used in the context of the following news items.
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These Two Mutations Turned Not-so-Deadly Bacteria Into the Plague
The first mutation gave the bacteria the ability to make a protein called Pla. ... The second mutation allowed the bacteria to enter deeper into the ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»
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One Coast Triathlon canceled due to bacteria concerns in Gulf
One Coast Triathlon planned for Sept. 20, 2015 in Gulfport, Mississippi was canceled due to the bacteria concerns in the Gulf of Mexico. «AL.com, Jul 15»
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How Bacteria Make This Underground, Awe-Inspiring Cave Shine …
What's really happening is that a colony of bacteria—a type of actinomycete ... tour that NASA has taken an interest in the cave bacteria because the colony may ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»
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This Bacteria-Slaying Light Fixture Is Perfectly Safe For Humans
Bacteria-killing ultraviolet lights can sterilize everything from toothbrushes to bedsheets. But a new type of light fixture called the Indigo-Clean is ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
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Nanospiked Bacteria Are The Brightest Hard X-Ray Emitters
When one thinks of hard x-rays and bacteria it is usually that the bacteria are at the receiving end of the x-ray source - being imaged, irradiated ... «Science 2.0, Jul 15»
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Study Reveals Connection Between Stomach Bacteria and Mood
Medical researchers recently found a link between stomach bacteria and mood. Most bacteria in the stomach is "good" bacteria that help in ... «WDTV, Jul 15»
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Skin bacteria is now immune to antibiotics as SUPER ACNE breaks …
Four in five acne patients carry bacteria that does not react to the three most common antibiotics used to fight the problem, research shows. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Stella & Chewy's issued recall amid bacteria concerns
Stella & Chewy's said there have been no reports of pet or human illnesses as a result of the discovery of the bacteria. It also said while other ... «WFSB, Jul 15»
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Protecting yourself from rare flesh-eating bacteria found on Florida's …
The Florida Health Department has warned residents and tourists of a rare form of flesh-eating, potentially deadly bacteria that has made its ... «FIU News, Jul 15»
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Light Can Kill Bacteria And It's Perfectly Safe For Humans
Ultraviolet light is no joke. In fact is so influential that you could call it God. Still thinking this is a joke? How about this, Ultraviolet light helped ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»

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