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Bacterial

[bækˈtɪəɹiəɫ] · adjective

Meaning

(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria..

Example Sentences

[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].

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What does bacterial mean?

Bacterial means (microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria..

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How do you use bacterial in a sentence?

[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].

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