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nonbacterial

/nˌɑnbæktˈɪɹiəl/ adj

Not bacterial.

Word Origin Bacteria comes from Greek 'bakterion' meaning a little rod or staff, because the first observed bacteria were rod-shaped. Nonbacterial means 'not relating to these tiny rods.' The root also gives us bacteriology (study of bacteria) and bactericide (bacteria-killer). The PIE root *bak- meant staff or stick.

adj Not bacterial.

The infection was determined to be nonbacterial in origin.

(形容词) 非细菌性的

经确定，该感染源是非细菌性的。

(adjetivo) No bacteriano.

Se determinó que la infección era de origen no bacteriano.

(adjectif) non bactérien; abactérien [Qui n'est pas d'origine bactérienne.]

On a déterminé que l'infection était nonbacterial dans son origine.

(Adjektiv) nicht durch Bakterien verursacht; frei von bakterieller Beteiligung.

Die Infektion stellte sich als **nonbacterial** heraus.

(形容詞) 細菌によるものではない。

その感染は非細菌性のものだと判明した。

(adjetivo) não bacteriano; abacteriano [Não bacteriano.]

A infecção foi determinada como não bacteriana em sua origem.

Synonyms: abacterial non-microbial noninfectious Antonyms: bacterial microbial infectious
Word parts: non + bacteri + al

Related words

bacteria bacterium bacteriologist

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