bacteria
US: /bækˈtɪɹiə/
UK: /bæktˈiəɹɪɐ/
UK: /bæktˈiəɹɪɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
bacteria /bæk'tiəriəm/
- (bất qui tắc) danh từ, số nhiều bacteria/bæk'tiəriə/
- vi khuẩn
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[pl.] (singular bacterium ) the simplest and smallest forms of plant life. Bacteria exist in large numbers in air, water and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease
bacterial adjective: bacterial infections / growth
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
harmful | beneficial
VERB + BACTERIA
attack, destroy, fight, kill
Neither chilling nor freezing kills all bacteria.
PHRASES
a strain of bacteria
Concise English dictionary
bæk'tɪərɪə
noun
+(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants
bacteriabæk'tɪərɪəm
noun
+(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants
