batterio

Italian

Alternative forms

• bacterio

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”), from βακτηρία (baktēría) + -ium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /batˈtɛ.rjo/
• Rhymes: -ɛrjo
• Hyphenation: bat‧tè‧rio

Noun

batterio m (plural batteri)

1. bacterium

Derived terms

• azotobatterio
• battericida
• batterico
• batteriemia
• batteriofago
• batteriofite
• batteriolisi
• batteriologia
• batteriologico
• batteriostatico
• batterioterapia
• bifidobatterio

 

See also

• microrganismo

Anagrams

• abortite, orbitate