bacteria

US: /bækˈtɪɹiə/
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