-bacter
Word Origin
1
a combining form with the meaning “rod,” used primarily in biology to form generic names of bacteria:
aerobacter; arthrobacter.
Origin
< New Latin, masculine noun coined as variant of neuter bactrum < Greek báktron; see bacterium
Related Words
- achromobacter
- acetobacter
- aerobacter
- azotobacter
- myxobacteria
-bacter
bacterial organism:
bacterial organism:
aerobacter
-bac·ter
\ˌbaktə(r)\ noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from bacterium
: bacterial organism — in generic names
< Aerobacter >
< Nitrobacter >
< Aerobacter >
< Nitrobacter >