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(bac-te-ri-al) 4 syllables

Definition

adjective. relating to or caused by bacteria.

Example Sentence

Your blood agglutinates in order to protect against bacterial invaders.

More Example Sentences

Doctors treat bacterial diseases with antibiotics.

Synonyms

germ; microbial; infectious

Antonyms

non living plant

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bacterial
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Rhymes

  • cereal
  • serial

  • arterial
  • bacterial
  • ethereal
  • imperial
  • material
  • venereal

  • immaterial
  • managerial

  • antibacterial
  • biomaterial
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