Definition for Bacteria:

• [ Latin] The members of the genus Bacterium; generically the Schizomycetes, comprising the genera B. ( including Leptothrix, Proteus, and Pseudomonas), Bacterium, Beggiatoa, Crenothrix, Micrococcus( including Diplococcus and Neisseria), Sarcina, Spirillum( including Vibrio), Spirochete, Staphylococcus, and Streptococcus. B. comprise Saprophytic b., which can not, and Parasitic b., which can multiply in the living body. All bacteria if under favorable conditions can cause disease( Pathogenic b.), and parasitic bacteria except the natural parasites of the mouth and intestines, are always pathogenic. Bacteria are pathogenic either because they multiply excessively( Virulent or Infectious b.), or because they produce an excessive amount of poison or toxin( Toxic b.). Bacteria and their poisons either remain confined to one spot or are disseminated through the system; in the latter case spreading by continuous extension, by metastasis( as in pyaemia), or by uniform diffusion in the blood( septicaemia). See also Infection, Toxin, and Septicaemia.

Synonyms for Bacteria:

• n.

  •
  • ameba.
  •animal (noun)
  • bacteria.
  •ferment (noun)
  • fermentation agents.
  •poison (noun)
  • toxoid,
  • Toxins,
  • Toxoids,
  • Venin,
  • toxin,
  • toxicants.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • parasite,
  • hydra,
  • superbug,
  • E. COLI,
  • listeria,
  • decomposer,
  • retrovirus,
  • MRSA,
  • unicellular,
  • mold,
  • streptococcus,
  • protozoan.
  •
  • salmonella.

Paraphrases for Bacteria:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    bacterium.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    bacterium.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    bacterial.
  • Proper noun, singular
    bacterial.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    bacteriological.
  • Noun, plural
    microorganisms, antimicrobials, microbes, organisms, Viruses, micro-organisms, pathogens, Strains, Collaborations, Diseases, Cells, Spores, Batteries, fungi, vectors, Cultures, Organizations, germs, media, Agencies, counts, Bodies.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    organism, bacteriological.

Bacteria Sentence Examples:

• It is probable that these spots are caused as much by mold as by bacteria, but for practical purposes the distinction is immaterial.

• Mr. Butler Burke has, under the action of radium, caused the birth of certain minute specks which strangely imitate the behaviour of bacteria.

Homophones for Bacteria:

• basketry, beach aster, beech tree, buster, boaster, big tree, bookstore, bistro, basketeer, backwater, baby buster, bushy aster, Bay Stater, bog star, bistre, bestir, backscatter, beach heather, bass guitar, bigotry, begetter, babysitter, big sister, bister, baby-sitter, backdoor, bestiary, bog aster, back door, bustier, booster, Bestower, buckwheat tree, bestrew, basseterre, backstair, baster.

Hypernym for Bacteria:

• n.

  • animal
    eubacterium, eubacteria, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, genus Francisella, calymmatobacterium, penicillin-resistant bacteria, nitrobacterium, acidophile, superbug, legionella, probiotic flora, probiotic bacterium, Francisella, pus-forming bacteria, Legionella pneumophilia, Probiotic, acidophil, diplococcus, gonococcus, probiotic microflora, Genus Calymmatobacterium, true bacteria, rod, bacteroid.

Hyponym for Bacteria:

• n.

  • animal
    microorganism, micro-organism.