Vocabulary : Bacteriology to Bacule

Bacteriology : The science relating to bacteria.
Bacteriolysis : Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without the addition of oxygen. ;; The destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells.
Bacterioscopic : Relating to bacterioscopy; as, a bacterioscopic examination.
Bacterioscopist : One skilled in bacterioscopic examinations.
Bacterioscopy : The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water. ;; Microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria.

Bacterium : A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putrefying organic infusions. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll, and are the smallest of microscopic organisms. They are very widely diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by spores. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases. See Bacillus.
Bacteroid : Alt. of Bacteroidal
Bacteroidal : Resembling bacteria; as, bacteroid particles.
Bactrian : Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia. ;; A native of Bactria.
Bacule : See Bascule.

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