Bacteriologist
//bækˌtɪəɹiˈɒlədʒɪst// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
"'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera – the cholera germ.'"
- 2 a biologist who studies bacteria wordnet
Example
More examples"'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera – the cholera germ.'"
Etymology
From bacterio- + -logist.
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