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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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pl. of bacterium. Bacteria are one-celled microscopic organisms of various shapes that are often agents of fermentation and putrefaction and that, in some cases, cause disease.
Rabies is a deadly disease caused by bacteria.Bacteria that are beneficial to digestion live in the human digestive tract. |
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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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