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- pronunciation:
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ti
ri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. Bacteria are each made up of only one cell, but different kinds of bacteria can take different shapes. These organisms live in all parts of the earth including oceans, deserts, glaciers, hot springs, and in the bodies of most living things. While some kinds of bacteria are dangerous, most kinds are useful because they help in the digestion of food, in the making of soil, in the creation of medicines, and in many other natural processes.
Rabies is a deadly disease caused by bacteria. |
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absence of bacteria |
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sterile |
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broader categories that include bacteria |
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germ, microbe, microorganism, organism |
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conventionally associated with bacteria |
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culture, microscope, slide, test tube |
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negatively associated with bacteria |
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plaque, septic |
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some actions of bacteria |
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absorb, multiply, secrete |
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some descriptions of bacteria |
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microscopic, rodlike, spiral |
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some effects of bacteria |
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decay, digestion, disease, fermentation |
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some products of bacteria |
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boil, enzymes, infection, medicine, pneumonia, soil, spores, tetanus |
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some things affected by bacteria |
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digestion, health |
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some things that affect bacteria |
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antibiotic, antiseptic, disinfectant, heat, hygiene, iodine, pasteurization, penicillin, sanitation |
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