bacteria

B2 Topic:Health & Medicine

US /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/ UK /bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/ See IPA manual

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Tiny living things, too small to see, that exist almost everywhere and can cause disease or help digestion.

Washing your hands helps stop harmful bacteria from spreading.

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1 noun · tiny living things, too... bacterium

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Forms bacterialbacterias

Derived forms archaebacteriaarchebacteriabacterialessbacterinbacteriosisbacteriuriabacterivorebacterizeeubacteriapseudobacteriaspherobacteria

Related forms culture

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From New Latin bactēria, from Ancient Greek βακτηρίᾱ (baktēríā, “rod, stick”).

bactēria la-new βακτηρίᾱ Ancient Greek

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# bacteria

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/
**IPA (UK):** /bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/
**Frequency rank:** 7616

## Meanings
1. Tiny living things, too small to see, that exist almost everywhere and can cause disease or help digestion.

## Examples
- Washing your hands helps stop harmful bacteria from spreading.

## Derived Forms
- archaebacteria
- archebacteria
- bacterialess
- bacterin
- bacteriosis
- bacteriuria
- bacterivore
- bacterize
- eubacteria
- pseudobacteria
- spherobacteria

## Related Forms
- culture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bactēria
- Root: βακτηρίᾱ

## Etymology
From New Latin bactēria, from Ancient Greek βακτηρίᾱ (baktēríā, “rod, stick”).

## AI Etymology
Bacteria is from New Latin bactēria, from Ancient Greek βακτηρίᾱ (baktēríā, “rod, stick”). Important recorded forms include bactēria (la-new) and βακτηρίᾱ (Ancient Greek). Current senses include tiny living things, too small to see, that exist almost everywhere and can cause disease or help digestion. The wider family includes derived forms such as archaebacteria, archebacteria, bacterialess, bacterin, and bacteriosis and related words such as culture.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine
- Biology & Genetics

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