bacteriologist

English

Etymology

From bacterio- +‎ -logist.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bækˌtɪəɹiˈɒlədʒɪst/
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Noun

bacteriologist (plural bacteriologists)

  1. A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
    • 1895, H. G. Wells, The Stolen Bacillus:
      'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera – the cholera germ.'

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